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My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me
Remembering

My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me

Sure, I like newer movies, even funny ones,  but these are on my “must-watch” list to get me in the spirit with a few happy tears. What movies are on your list? Continue reading My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me

Remembering

Waiting for Papa

            I don’t remember the day my Papa came home from the war. But my parents remember. And they have … Continue reading Waiting for Papa

Finding connections through lost things
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Finding connections through lost things

  Congratulations to Ruth Hogan on producing a charming debut novel, The Keeper of Lost Things. This is one of those … Continue reading Finding connections through lost things

Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother
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Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother

“Thinking about the past impeded my efforts to be decent in the present.” Continue reading Book Report: Start with one grand old house and one evil step-mother

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Book Report: What’s up with Eleanor?

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine I listened to the brilliant reading by Cathleen McCarron of this brilliant book during walks … Continue reading Book Report: What’s up with Eleanor?

Moving on

The purge continues

The recycling bin was especially heavy this week after I went searching for space in a file cabinet in which … Continue reading The purge continues

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Book Report: Tan on Tan

It seems Amy Tan has been trying to write her story for years. The ghosts of her past inhabit all … Continue reading Book Report: Tan on Tan

Annie Cooper's Recipe Scrapbook, Us, Now & Then

Libby’s Chicken Salad

Cashew Chicken Salad From the kitchen of Libby McCormack Cooper Mom says the recipe originally came from Claire’s mother, Sylvia. … Continue reading Libby’s Chicken Salad

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