Tag Archives: holiday

Picture a Day #351 – Cookie Time Again

Posted on December 29, 2012 by joanienaz

The holidays are a time for cookies, cookies, and more cookies. I wanted to take a favorite from my childhood and give it a personal twist, so I looked up the Betty Crocker recipe for Molasses Crinkles. In the interests … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #349 – O Christmas Tree!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by joanienaz

This year, our Christmas tree is a petite Mediterranean pine. It was purchased at a hardware store with a nursery, and it is alive! We decided that it was better to have something that would last. Bigger isn’t necessarily better. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #348 – A Christmas Puzzle

Posted on December 25, 2012 by joanienaz

The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to return to childhood. For many of us that is a mixed blessing. Buy it’s still fun to play games and act like a kid. Puzzles can be an entertaining way to spend a rainy … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #347 – Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by joanienaz

The holidays are a time for family and friends, good conversation, and enjoying the company of those you care about. It’s getting harder to collect all of my family in the same place at the same time these days, but … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #346 – Gingerbread Bears

Posted on December 23, 2012 by joanienaz

One of our favorite family recipes for Christmas is Gingerbread Cookies. Sometimes I make larger Gingerbread Men, but this year I made smaller Gingerbread Bears. I added the zest of an orange for a little something extra. Gingerbread Bears Preheat … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #343 – Home for the Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s hard to believe the winter holidays are almost here, especially when I have marigolds blooming in the planter box on my porch. I’m cleaning and packing, preparing to go home for a two week break. It’s true that teachers … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #342 – Holiday Travel

Posted on December 20, 2012 by joanienaz

I caught sight of this jet passing overhead in the afternoon, and it reminded me of my traveling son. He is flying through the midwestern storm today, on his way to New York. I can close my eyes and see a … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #187-More Fourth of July

Posted on July 5, 2012 by joanienaz

The Fourth of July wouldn’t be Independence Day without some kind of message. Here are the rest of my photos from yesterday, celebrating a holiday in a small Northern California town. Some of them are political, and all of them … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #186-Independence Day Holiday Celebration

Posted on July 4, 2012 by joanienaz

When I was a kid, there was always a Fourth of July parade in my home town. I lived in Gilroy, the southernmost town in Santa Clara County, California during the 1960s. It is known as the Garlic Capital of the … Continue reading →

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End of the Year Pep Talk

Posted on December 20, 2011 by joanienaz

Here we are again, my friends. It’s the middle of the holiday season, and the end of another year. Always a good and appropriate time to take stock of the year’s triumphs and trials, comedies and tragedies, in hopes of … Continue reading →