Monthly Archives: December 2010

Chapter 45: Christmas With the Grannies

All the Christmas Drama and mayhem at our house was off set by the simplicity of Christmas at Granny’s. By this I mean, my Mother’s Mother, not my Father’s Mother, who was safely packed away to the State Hospital for … Continue reading

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Chapter 44: Haul Out the Holly

When I was growing up in Danville, Virginia, decorating for Christmas was always a very big deal. My Mother’s goal in life, for several years, was to win the Temple Terrace Women’s Club Home Decorating Contest.   Even though she … Continue reading

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Chapter 43: The Help

I can’t encourage you enough to read the book “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett.  If you haven’t read it, put it on your Christmas Wish List.  If you have read it, give it to your friends. I’ve never read a … Continue reading

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