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Make a Christmas Brunch

Instead of going all-out for Christmas dinner, make a brunch spread instead. Include an assortment of pastries, fruit, butters, and jams. Serve on a wood serving board for easy cleanup. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and … Continue reading

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Set a Date

We know it’s important to spend time with loved ones, so make your gift a commitment to do just that. Whether it’s a monthly date for tea and conversation, a special get-together with far-flung friends, or plans for a family … Continue reading

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Rave : Little act’s Thoughtfulness

RAVE to the radio stations that don’t play Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. It is great listening to music that does not add to the “noise” of the very early/dominating commercialism of Christmas. It feels like a big loss when Halloween … Continue reading

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Linden Hills

Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor (1985, 304 pages) Linden Hills, like Bailey’s Café, is yet another complex book that I would not put in the “easy-to-read” category. I read this book over 20 years ago. I never forgot how wonderful, haunting, vivid, and compelling … Continue reading

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be well together

There will always be those whose impulse to hoard, exploit, and oppress is stronger than their impulse to harmoniously coexist, share, heal the collective, and be well together. We tilt the pendulum of our human condition by being rooted, passionate, … Continue reading

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