Memories

I Wish

Bloguarany 5 What is something you wish you knew how to do? When I was a kid, my grandmother bought us a piano, that was put in the basement. I wanted to learn how to play, but my sister got lessons instead. I did learn which notes went with which keys, but I never learnedContinue reading “I Wish”

Favorite Toys

Bloguarany 4 What was your favorite toy as a child? Without a doubt it was dolls. It still is. I have loved dolls my entire life and collected them all of my adult life. The above picture is of me with one of my first dolls, which was either Ideal’s Miss Revlon or Toni BrideContinue reading “Favorite Toys”

Comfort Zone

Bloguarany 3: Write about the last time you left your comfort zone. I lived my entire life in Western Washington; three cities/towns within 100 miles of each other. And then suddenly faced the reality of having to move from one side of the state to the other. I have visited this city many times overContinue reading “Comfort Zone”

Day Tripping

Day 2 prompt: Road Trip The best road trip I went on was nearly 50 years ago. Two friends joined me for a drive from Seattle to Reno, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and then over to LA to a visit to Disneyland, and then finally headed up I5 to go home. We did get aContinue reading “Day Tripping”

Happy New Year

Yeah, I’m a day late, but at least I am finally posting again. It seems like everything I read lately is either a review of 2021 or predictions/goals/resolutions for 2022. There is only one resolution. I resolve to never make resolutions. Instead, I make goals and if I even reach just 10% of those goals,Continue reading “Happy New Year”

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WORLDWIDE CANDLE LIGHTING MEMORIAL SERVICE

This year’s service takes place tomorrow. The Compassionate Friends Candlelighting Memorial Service “Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the annual Worldwide Candle Lighting (WCL), a gift to the bereavement community from The Compassionate Friends, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to timeContinue reading “COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WORLDWIDE CANDLE LIGHTING MEMORIAL SERVICE”

Unusual Christmas Decorations

Even my house protector Gargoyle gets dressed up for Christmas. See more ideas on my Christmas Magic page: https://moondancepages.com/december-magic/

Hope, Faith, Joy, Love

I sat in the pew of the church, a church I had attended for five years. It was just 2-1/2 months after my daughter died, and I was feeling very alone. Hanging in the front of the sanctuary were four red banners, each with one word; “hope”, “faith”, “joy” and “love”. It was December 23,Continue reading “Hope, Faith, Joy, Love”

St Nicholas Day

Be sure to hang your socks tonight, tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day. Or use your shoes, or boots, or wooden clogs. My kids hung stockings twice, once on December 5th and again on December 24th. For St. Nicholas day they got oranges, candy canes, little red net bags of gold foil-covered chocolate coins, real coins,Continue reading “St Nicholas Day”

Recipe of the Day: Lemon-Topped Gingerbread

I made this every Christmas for my kids, they didn’t care for gingerbread cut-out cookies, but they loved the gingerbread cake. The lemon topping is like lemon curd and then we topped both with whipped cream. It’s still a favorite of mine. Lemon-Topped Gingerbread 1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup whole wheat flour1/4 cup molasses1/4 cupContinue reading “Recipe of the Day: Lemon-Topped Gingerbread”