(Day 8 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories…Christmas Cookies) I’ve always enjoyed baking, though I rarely do it anymore. My arthritis makes it difficult to get around the kitchen. My speciality is chocolate stuffed peanut butter balls. They are small peanut butter balls with a couple of melted chocolate chips inside. I do the…
Category: Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories
Who’d Invite Us to a Holiday Party?
(Day 7 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Holiday Parties) We were a large family for the standards of the 1960s and 1970s. 5 kids all born within 7 years of each other. When the Lassalle’s came to visit, people had to bring out card tables and extra chairs. We were rambunctious and loud. …
The Year Our Outdoor Decorations Almost Downed Airplanes
(This is day 5 of the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories: Outdoor Decorations…In Memory of my Dad) When I was growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s, almost everyone in our neighborhood put up Christmas lights. Each house had one strand of big colored light bulbs and that was that. We had two…
Advent Calendar: Christmas Cards
(This is day 4 in the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories) I remember sitting down and watching my Mom write out Christmas cards. They went to family and friends, some we hadn’t seen all year, but they were remembered with a card. I used to wait eagerly each day to see what cards came in…
My Christmas Ornament Collection
(Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories Day 3: Christmas Ornaments) When we were little, my parents bought the ornaments that came in a box. They were either satiny balls or colored glass ornaments with glitter on them. We had 5 or 6 boxes of ornaments that we put on the tree. Then in the 1970s, Hallmark…