Category Archives: holiday

Happy New Year – traditions, hope, new starts

Posted on January 3, 2021 by moonbridgebooks

Happy New Year – surely it has to be better than last year! I did my usual tradition of fixing mochi rice cakes for breakfast, considered by the Japanese a good luck food to start the year off right, if … Continue reading →

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Ornament Memories of Christmas Past

Posted on December 17, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

I put up a small artificial tree this year. The kids are grown and I’m busy. The thought of putting up a big live tree of dripping needles was too much, but the short old fake tree is a little … Continue reading →

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Dia de los Muertos, 2 Deaths, and Life Writing

Posted on November 4, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

I watched the animated movie Coco last night (my first time) as fitting for Dia de los Muertos as well as All Saints Day. I love the Day of the Dead celebration welcoming spirits of ancestors to come back for … Continue reading →

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