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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

Making Christmas Memories – and Eggnog Cutout Cookies

Posted on December 15, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

I’m copying my December 10, 2005, post here as WordPress is blocking it from views for some reason and someone recently asked for my eggnog butter cookie recipe. Things have changed for our family since 2005, but I still make … Continue reading →

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Generations changing holiday traditions

Posted on November 24, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

This November my sister and I and our families met up for early Thanksgiving, traveling to my older daughter’s home in Pennsylvania. Our three grown children decided to cook for us parents – we were not to help. They were … Continue reading →

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What to do with old family movies, slides, and all those print photos

Posted on November 10, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

I spent some time at our county library the other day getting a VHS cassette of clips of my kids’ childhood digitized to an .mp4 file stored on a flash drive I brought along. Two libraries near me have equipment … Continue reading →

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