On a shelf in the utility room is a stack of old round tins in various sizes. Some are decorated in Christmas motifs and one is an old Charles Chips cookie tin. They are all well worn, with barely imperceptible hints of rust around the smooth finished edges of both the lids and containers. When …
Author: carytocalcutta
Christmas Made Simple
After placing a handmade Christmas wreath on my parent’s grave and wiping my tears away, I turned to leave and spotted him in the distance. Mr. Baker is a long-time member of the church in which I grew up, and he was standing in the lower parking lot making preparations for the 34th Living Nativity …
Memorial Day Memory
I did not wish anyone a “Happy Memorial Day”. What I felt in my heart was not happiness or excitement because of a "three day" weekend and bank holiday. What I felt was a heart full of pride and gratitude for all who left the United States years ago…. young, innocent stalwarts… supporters of the …
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