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Tag: Christmas

  • A Front Row Seat

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    Valarie Budayr
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    After days of hurried crafting, cooking, decorating, and merriment I can finally say "I'm ready. Bring it on!" Someone else in the same position is prancer here. I have it on very good authority that everyone is hitched, in a reindeer sort of way, and ready to go.   Dear friends, here's wishing you and…

  • Mormor’s Chocolate Cake Cookies

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Every year a well stuffed box, wrapped in brown paper, would arrive at our home from Gotland Sweden,just days before Christmas. In it were lovely knitted items and my grandmother's (mormor) famous chocolate cake cookies. Mom would immediately grab the wodded up newspaper pieces which had been used as packing material. Diligently ,she would start pressing…