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Three Kings Day

Tuesday, January 6th was a German holiday: Three Kings Day. I’ve never known the actual significance of this day, but it must celebrate the quest of the three wisemen bearing gifts to the Christ child. The doorbell rang late yesterday afternoon and when I answered the door, there were three

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The result of too much egg nog…..

…mixed with catnip. Actually, I found both Poppy and Tuffy enjoying a nap this morning while soaking up the warm sunshine on the sofa in the living room. Looks like a great way to spend the day after all the festivities, doesn’t it? Wishing you all belated

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My favorite old family recipe….

My Mom and I have been making “Nuts and Bolts” every Christmas since I was a little girl. I’m not sure where she got the original recipe, but over the years, we’ve tweaked it a bit here and there until we came up with the version of

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Laden

According to the dictionary, the word laden means “burdened; weighed down.” It seems the best word to describe the tree limbs and branches covered with snow! After two days of continuous snowfall, we are living in the most beautiful, picture-perfect, wintry, Christmasy wonderland. Stuttgart and the areas surrounding

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