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2011-12-28 02:51
enlarging picture will make reading easierWishing you all a most Happy New Year.picture credit:www.pptbackgtounds.net/new-year-of-2012-backgrounds.html Read More
2011-12-18 19:21
In the little village Of BethlehemThere lay A child one dayAnd the sky was brightWith a holy lightO'er the place Where Jesus layAlleluiaO how the angels sangAlleluiaHow it rangAnd the sky wa… Read More
2011-04-16 13:40
Be Thou Welcome, King of HeavenBach composed this cantata for Palm Sunday. The first performance was in 1714.J.S. Bach's Saint John Passion - The Sufferingvideo excerpt from Mel Gibson's The… Read More
2011-04-12 16:31
For years and years kids and adults have collected bottle caps, and occasionally I will stumble across a few that I liked and dropped in a kitchen drawer. A bottle cap - such a simple little… Read More
2011-04-01 14:08
The very definition of the word grace describes the lady that was born on November 12, 1929, Grace Patricia Kelly. Even her middle name conveys her presence. Patricia is from the word patric… Read More
2011-03-17 14:46
The earliest Irish in Georgia were descendants of the Calvinist Scots from Ulster. They made their living by trading, trapping, and soldiering (2). But much greater numbers of Irish came to… Read More
2011-03-13 05:32
It is official: The Saint Patrick's Day festivities in Savannah, Georgia, have begun. Most everyone is wearing green and the sounds of Irish music fills the air. The people here take their I… Read More
2011-03-07 04:29
Often when you are planing a special party, you will make lists of all the necessary things that need to be done. You will want to clean the house, put out fresh linen, decide if you want to… Read More
2011-02-27 05:57
1Love StoryWritten by Erich Segal staring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw1970From the movie Love StoryWords by Carl Sigman, Music by Francis LaiSung by Andy WilliamsWhere do I beginTo tell the… Read More
2011-02-22 07:57
Besides the information in the above, one of George Washington's favorite foods was ice cream. He like it so much that he had two 'coolers' installed at Mount Vernon in order that he and gue… Read More
2011-02-20 08:25
123Kingston Trio original members were Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick ReynoldsIt was a summer in the late 1950's. I was 16, had my driver's license, and I was working. Except for work, which… Read More
2011-02-13 03:03
Combining a gentle voice with a pleasant personality, Como celebrated in life and in song romantic love and lifelong fidelity. He parlayed these values and his ability to express them in son… Read More
2011-02-11 09:25
This is a continuation of the prior post.Sound logic would have had me check the county records to see who owned the house, and possibly find out other information. Tossing sound logic aside… Read More
2011-02-10 05:50
Have you ever had a nagging question about something you have seen for years, and one day you say to yourself, "OK that's it. I am going to find out more about this. It may not be my busines… Read More
2011-02-05 08:35
Today, February 5th, is World Nutella Day. Why?Because Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy, and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso have solemnly declared it so.In their words, "It is a day to cel… Read More
2011-02-02 14:45
Teresa of The Altered Paper and Creations by Tee offered a wonderful grouping of some of her creations in her giveaway, and I was one of two people that was fortunate enough to win.When I op… Read More
2011-01-29 09:08
When you win a giveaway you feel pretty lucky. But what do you call yourself when you win two giveaways? Double lucky? Dreaming? Blue? Yes, blue - from pinching myself; I could not believe i… Read More
2011-01-23 20:22
While I do not participate in many swaps, I occasionally swap ATC's. Recently I did join in the fun with a swap that had an open theme. The ATC that I received in December was from Lori of O… Read More
2011-01-12 06:26
I want to thank you all for the concern and well wishes. So far, so good, and I think we are in the clear. The roads are a mess, but there have been very few power outages. What makes the ma… Read More
2011-01-10 04:46
If you live in any of these pink to white areas you are probably going to experience some inconvenience during the next day or two. No power, no heat, closed roads and schools (did I hear a… Read More
2011-01-01 19:28
Fireworks over Atlanta, GeorgiaHogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year. It is, however, normally only the start of a celebration which lasts through the night until the morni… Read More
2010-12-23 04:09
December 22Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor.Lyrics and arrangement by Paul O'Neill.Sung by The Choristers, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City.Music played by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra,fr… Read More
2010-12-18 06:01
Robert Shaw ChoraleO Come, O Come, Emmanuel carol was originally written in Latin text in the 12th Century. The author of the words and composer to the music is unknown. It is, however belie… Read More
2010-12-16 18:00
December 16Peter Wilhousky added these lyrics to the tune of this Ukraine folk music.The Original lyrics to the song by Mykola Leontovych Shchedryk, meaning bountiful, were sung at New Years… Read More
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