The last Sunday of Advent and for 2020. The four traditional advent themes for the four advent Sundays are: God's people -The Candle of Hope. Hope is like a light shining in a dark place. ...The old testament prophets - The Candle of Peace. ...John the Baptist - The Candle of Love. ...Mary the mother [...]
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Today at the Library we are having a party! And you are the Guest : Today's Book: https://youtu.be/D_31SBj8k1M Illustrated by James Rice, with text by J.B. Kling Jr., writing as "Trosclair" Cajun Night Before Christmas : The narrator in “Cajun Night Before Christmas” spies St. Nick with his flying skiff and eight flying alligators. Historically, [...]
Hello Saturday scrap bookers : I am just taking a few minutes to share some of my favorite Christmas memories in these pages. Cookies for Santa: Oh Christmas trees Sharing family memories is why I scrapbook - why do you? Lisa
Today I am celebrating a traditional Louisiana Christmas ; Great River Road region between New Orleans and Baton Rouge can lay claim to one of the more unusual public December holiday lighting displays you’ll find in Louisiana. It’s here on the earthen levees bordering the Mississippi River in St. James, St. John the Baptist and Ascension parishes that local Christmas lights aren’t colored bulbs, but instead dozens of 20-feet-high flaming pyramids [...]
And my digital pages celebrates Poinsettia Day . Did you know ? National Poinsettia Day on December 12 also forms a cultural bridge between the U.S. and Mexico. Poinsettias, known as Euphorbia Pulcherrima, come in hundreds of beautiful colors. Rustic Holly Jolly page : My rustic page features this great plaid background ,felt Star and great pointsets. [...]
Today in my virtual Cookies Recipe Swap it's Gingerbread cookie time. Have a favorite family recipe you want to share ? 15-3/4 oz. (3-1/2 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour; more as needed2-1/2 tsp. ground ginger1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg1/4 tsp. ground cloves1/4 tsp. table salt4 oz. (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, [...]
Welcome to Sweden : Father Christmas comes in two forms in Sweden: a gnome-like figure from Swedish folklore, called a jultomte, and a rather jolly old man with a white beard and wearing a fur-trimmed red suit, known the world-over as Santa! This article explains how the gnome-like figure evolved and the connections between the two of [...]
Have a wonderful day! Safe travels to all that are traveling today ... The Jungs
A New Family tradition to start tonight : MAGIC REINDEER FOOD POEM Make a wish and close your eyes tight, Then sprinkle on your lawn at night. As Santa’s reindeer fly and roam, Recipe for Reindeer food : Raw uncooked oatsSugar cookie sprinklesPlastic sandwich or snack baggiesRibbon in festive holiday colors After you put out [...]
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