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The Christmas Tree

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When my mom was in NJ in October, I asked her to buy a little Christmas tree and put it up so that when we arrived in December, it would be up and waiting for us. Our dear friends Dora and Paul got wind of what we wanted, and tah-dah!!! They just happened to have a 7-foot artificial tree that… Read more »

A Little Deer, Drinking from a Brook

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My grandmom always had this cube on her kitchen window sill. When I was little I always used to hold it and stare at it from all angles; it amazed me. Whenever I would ask her if I could have it she would say that I could have it when she died. So, when she passed away in 1996, I… Read more »

The Stairs That Lead “Down the Cellar”

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When I was growing up I was always petrified to go down to my grandmom’s basement. First of all, the basement door used to open “in” toward the basement. When my mom was a baby she fell down the steps while she was scooting around in her walker. Luckily, during the house remodeling, my dad changed the swing of the… Read more »

Jersey Diners: There’s Nothin Like Em

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One thing New Jersey has that Florida doesn’t are diners. I have yet to find a place in Florida that serves the kind of food that New Jersey diners serve at any time of the day. I had the privilege of eating in a diner three times on our trip. I would love it if the menu had a “Diner… Read more »