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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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