Unique ethnic traditions are often responsible for our New Year’s Eve cuisine. I know this is true of my own, and I did a quick research about other cultures, and found that fact to be true fairly widely. Numerous references showed me that in general. Many ethnic groups and nationalities eat fish of some kind […]
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Sunday, December 24, 2023, is not only Christmas Eve, but also it is the Fourth and Last Sunday of Advent (this year the last Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas Eve). In our Lutheran tradition, the candle for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is purple or blue, and it symbolizes “love.” Other traditions call it
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My friends and family often suggest topics for my column. When I can’t think of anything to write about, I depend on their suggestions, which are always good. Several friends, my wife, and especially my youngest daughter from New York shared some ideas this week that led to this column. Not to mention a little
Those of you who lived in the 1930’s and 1940’s, as I did, may remember your parents’ furniture. I don’t know about the chairs your family sat on, but ours were so uncomfortable we didn’t sit on them very much. Perhaps in those days, more affluent families had more comfortable furniture, but, in the style
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