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2025: Indian Summer, Basil, and Butterflies

Posted on September 7, 2025 by peggylchambers

The weather has been unusual this summer. I think anyone in the Midwest will agree with that. It makes me wonder what our winter weather will be like. It was cool and wet this summer, will it be cold and … Continue reading →

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2025 – What to do Today?

Posted on August 17, 2025 by peggylchambers

I was stumped this morning as to what to write for my blog and what to eat for breakfast. It was just one of those mornings. Do you get up some days and think you can’t face another piece of … Continue reading →

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2025: The Birds are Starving!

Posted on January 26, 2025 by peggylchambers

I don’t know if that title is correct, but the birds in my yard have eaten almost nothing from my bird feeder this winter. They were thick in the summer. I would have thought that in frigid winter when worms … Continue reading →

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2024: Thankful for Another Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2024 by peggylchambers

It’s the week of Thanksgiving—the beginning of the holiday season. It’s that month with too much food, too little money, and lots of company at your house and others. I will host Thanksgiving for my family this year but I’m … Continue reading →

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2024: Craft Shows and Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2024 by peggylchambers

I am always amazed at the creativity of people. I write stories and that is about as creative as I get. But I spent Saturday in Enid at the Stride Craft Show. I was so impressed with the vendors and … Continue reading →

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2024: The Best Father’s Day Ever

Posted on June 16, 2024 by peggylchambers

It’s Father’s Day! Time to celebrate fathers near and far. My family celebrated by going to a steakhouse last night and it was wonderful. We waited on a table for an hour and had that time to enjoy each other’s … Continue reading →

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2023: Trip to Texas

Posted on October 15, 2023 by peggylchambers

Last week my husband and I took a trip to Texas. We met with some cousins, who we dearly love to travel with, and we drove over to Palestine, TX in the Piney Woods area for a wine train excursion. … Continue reading →

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2021: Expect the Unexpected – Christmas Around the Tree

Posted on December 26, 2021 by peggylchambers

Merry Christmas!  I hope yours was great—mine was.  It was smaller than usual, but the food and company were wonderful.  We had Christmas dinner at my son’s again.  He’s a great cook, with a big enough house to hold the … Continue reading →

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2020: Fewer Possessions, More Experiences – The Scent of Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2020 by peggylchambers

I walked in the door at Lowes near the garden area and it caught me by surprise – cinnamon. Not the common fertilizer and weed killer smells. It smelled like Christmas. It took a while to find where they hid … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by peggylchambers

    The scent of my mother-in-law’s Italian Cream Cake recipe wafting from the oven for the big dinner tomorrow, I prepare our annual Christmas Eve dinner.  It was something we did years ago with kids – snacks and Christmas goodies … Continue reading →

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