Happy New Year
I know it is not officially the New Year until tomorrow, but in some place in the world it is already tomorrow, so it is okay to start the good wishes flowing. Note, I said, good wishes, not champagne, although some of that is perfectly okay in my book. Tonight, I will be celebrating with […]
Boxing Day
All I got for Christmas was an iPad and the flu. No, seriously, I did get a number of other lovely gifts, which I have not been able to enjoy because of the aches and chills, and fever and coughing, and wanting to sleep for hours. Therefore I failed to get this posted yesterday, which […]
Merry Christmas
I know the politically correct thing to say at this time is Happy Holidays, lest we offend someone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but I feel like being a rebel today. Besides that, I don’t get the least bit offended when someone says Happy Hanukkah or Happy Kwanzaa. Those wishes mean something special to the folks […]
The World Did Not End
Good morning. We are all still here, so obviously the prediction that the world would end because the Mayan calender did was wrong. Funny how that happens with predictions. It’s also funny how plans go awry. This time of the year is busy for everyone who celebrates winter holidays. For me it is Christmas, and […]
Saving Historic Homes
Please welcome Nell Carson to It’s Not All Gravy. No cookies today, but how about a nice piece of Gingerbread courtesy of ALL RECIPES.COM I thought that apropos considering then title of Nell’s new book. Thank you, Maryann, for inviting me to guest post! I thought I’d write today about a subject I learned a […]
School Shootings
It’s hard to let the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday pass without a comment. I know there are no words that can take away the awful pain of loss so many are experiencing, so all I can offer is my support and prayers that the families and friends of those who lost their lives […]
Book Review – The Gingerbread House by Nell Carson
The Gingerbread HouseNell CarsonAn Avalon Romance ISBN-10: 0803474695Hardcover: 192 pages In this sweet romance, Greta Kendall has come back to her roots and established a bridal shop in the first floor of a lovely Queen Anne Victorian near Aspen. The house has been in her family for years, and her mother, who is in the […]
A Holiday Gift
HAPPY HOLIDAYS As we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of preparing for the holidays, it is easy to forget what the season is all about. After my husband and I moved to Texas from Michigan, we rarely made it back to our home state for holidays, and my mother always sent handmade […]
Cheers Alex J. Cavanaugh
Today is the last day for the blogfest celebrating Alex J. Cavanagh, so I thought I would do a continuation from Monday’s post and give you a list of all the bloggers participating in the nonsense… er… fun. Obviously, I did not read the rules that had specific questions we were to answer about Alex, […]
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