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365 Grateful: Phone, Mail, Computer, Website, People
You’ll have to allow me to be sappy today, readers-mine. I have a lot to be grateful for today and all of it has to do with two people: Thumper and her hubby to be, Chris. I make a point not to use people’s real names on here, but I will explain why I call that beautiful blonde “Thumper.” Thumper is my best friend and sister from another mister. When we were little, we spent every waking moment together. We’re talking my poor mother did Mommy & Me classes with my brother and Thumper hanging onto her for dear life and me running off to explore everything. The two of…
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Sometimes…
Sometimes holidays make you think. It has been brought to my attention by a goodly number of people the past few days that I really am getting up there in age and that I should be considering ways to make my father a papou. Now, let me start out by saying that none of these people are my father. They are friends of the family, friends of our friends, and my friends–many of whom are happily married with children. I think people are concerned that I won’t have the joy that they have in life, and honestly, sometimes my life is a bit lonely, but it seems odd to me…
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Halloween and Traditions about Marriage
Did you know that a lot of the traditions of Halloween weren’t actually about the dead or the past? The whole bobbing for apples thing and pretty much anything having to do with apples, has to do with the future. The first successful bobber would be the first one married that year (sounds like the bridal bouqet to me). Young women thought they could figure out who their husbands were going to be based on throwing the peel over her shoulder and seeing what letter or shape it took on landing. In the same vein, a matchmaker would bury a ring in the bowl of mashed potatoes, bringing luck and…
