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Well…?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Don Merritt

Now that most of the overnight guests are headed home and I have a few minutes, I guess I need to file my final report on our Thanksgiving adventure; so here it is… The dinner was a success, but then … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: November 25, 2015

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Don Merritt

Everybody loves pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, and the best pumpkin pie is a good sweet potato pie! Here is one I made this morning, moments out of the oven, and we’ll just let everyone assume it’s pumpkin.

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Reflections from Tuesday

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Don Merritt

Tuesday in Thanksgiving week is all about house cleaning; I’m sorry, but I don’t have any tales to tell about that, nothing to chuckle about, nothing to report other than mission accomplished. I can assure you that there is nothing … Continue reading →

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Notes From Monday

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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Getting Under Way

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Don Merritt

It would be a fair question to ask why I would choose a “Pennsylvania Dutch” theme for this years’ Thanksgiving feast; even I must admit that it is “different”. Of course “different” is a good enough reason for me, but … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: November 18, 2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Tomorrow is the 152nd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, which was given by President Lincoln on the afternoon of November 19, 1863. Interestingly, after the speech he boarded a train for the fairly short trip back to Washington. While on … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Monday Morning

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

I hope everyone had a great  weekend s.  For me, the past several days have been a bit crazy; it has seemed at times like I am sitting at Lucy’s psychiatric stand and I’ve been the doctor who is “in”… … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving is sort of like…

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Don Merritt

…a story I heard once. It seems that there was a couple who wanted to sell their house.  They had lived there for nearly 30 years, and they now that the kids were grown and out, they were tired of … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: November 11, 2015

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Don Merritt

  Since today is Veterans Day here in the US, I thought I’d post two photos, one from the Korean War Memorial, and one from Vietnam, to recognize and remember the dedication and sacrifice of our Veterans.   Thank You! … Continue reading →

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Wise and Foolish

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Don Merritt

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet … Continue reading →

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