Nov. Book Winners!

Congratulations to Lynn Hauptmann and Deb Van Effen our November book winners!  Lynn, your name was read off first, so you have your choice of A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION or SNOW DAY by Billy Coffey.  Let me know which book you prefer.  I’ll send it your way, and Deb will receive the other book.  Congrats! …

Surprise!

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is fellowship.  This is my contribution. ————- The day before Thanksgiving.  A little snow.  A little…

COMPANION

Wild Word Friday! Our word today is COMPANION.  This past week, Linda, my Bible Study leader (who once lived in Italy), happened to mention that the word COMPANION (which we were discussing) was very similar to the Italian words “with bread.”  I came home and looked up COMPANION in one of my resource books.  Sure enough. …

Help! Recipes…

We’re so excited that our exchange student daughter from Germany is coming to visit us this Christmas!  (Our first Christmas with her in three years.)  She is now a vegetarian, and I am the chief cook and bottle washer for a family of carnivores.  (My husband’s family owned and operated a meat packing company for…

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PUMPKIN

Wild Word Friday! PUMPKIN!  As in pie!  This is a great little word – all right, middle sized word – that comes to us via the Latin word, pepo, and then through Middle French popon or pompon to English.  It means “cooked by the sun”, which is appropriate since we don’t eat PUMPKINs during their…

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Reading…

I’m looking forward to meeting with my book group this afternoon.  Our November book is JUST TAKE MY HEART by Mary Higgins Clark. Our December selection is A SIMPLE AMISH CHRISTMAS by Vannetta Chapman.  Check out her website at http://www.vannettachapman.com/ Q4U:  What are you currently reading? PS.  Don’t forget to post at our November Free…

Be Thankful

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is gratitude.  This is my contribution. ————- When I was only five years old, God blessed…

CURMUDGEON

Wild Word Friday! Hmmm.  CURMUDGEON.  This word is a mystery.  I’m not referring to it’s meaning, which is, of course, someone who is totally disagreeable, grumpy and not at all fun to be with.  The mystery lies with its historical roots.  Where in the heck did this word come from?  Some folks believe it is…

Chocolate!

I was watching our local television news this morning when a cute young thing read a very interesting  report.  Evidently, according to the latest medical research,  women who eat a serving of chocolate each week have a significantly lower risk of heart problems.  Honest, that’s what the report said.  About lunch time, I realized that I hadn’t had my…

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