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Mary’s Memories

A Snow Walk with Daddy

“Wake up, Daddy. It’s snowing!” I gently shook his shoulder to awaken him. “Oh, wow! Yes, I’ll be ready in a minute.” Mom opened one eye from her side on their bed, mumbled something like, “You two are crazy,” and rolled over. I went downstairs, bundled up in…

The Year of the Thanksgiving “Lumps”

It wasn’t really unusual for our family to enjoy a turkey dinner once or twice during the year, when I was growing up, so what definitely set aside Thanksgiving as a special holiday meal was Mamma’s stuffing.  Mm-m-m! Hers was no packaged, out-of…