Category Archives: holiday

The origin of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

I am loving the Facebook profile pics posted of everyone’s mothers. A Twitter friend remarked how glamorous they look in the old photos compared to us mothers today. Indeed, we live in much more casual times. The original Mother’s Day … Continue reading →

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Easter? What Easter? Writing the holidays – NaPoWriMo Day24

Posted on April 25, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

My mom, who has Alzheimers, couldn’t remember doing anything special for our childhood Easters. I had to remind her of the glazed ham with raisin sauce, the candied sweet potatoes, the dyed eggs and deviled eggs, the egg hunts and … Continue reading →

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Jigsaw puzzles and pieces of us

Posted on January 7, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

One of my favorite holidays memories now is working on the annual puzzle whenever we head to Chicagoland to visit my family there. Once a year at Christmas time, my sister and my dad each set up card tables in … Continue reading →

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