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* A HAPPY & SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL *
Special Lady:
She'll always be my cover girl! There was always a special sparkle in
her eyes & a smile to pick you up, when you were down!
This is for you Hon.
If tears could build
a stairway,
and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up
to Heaven and bring
you home again.
Love, Stan and The Children
The The Yule Log:
There is a custom that on Christmas Eve an enormous log of freshly cut wood called the
Yule log would be fetched and carried to the house with great ceremony. On Christmas
Eve, the master of the house would place it on the hearth, make libations by sprinkling the
trunk with oil, salt and mulled wine and say suitable prayers. In some families, the young
girls of the house lit the log with splinters from the preceding year which they had carefully
tucked away. In other families, the mother had this privilege. It was said that the cinders of
this log could protect the house from lightning and the malevolent powers of the devil.
Choices about the variety of wood, the way in which it was lit and the length of time it took
to burn constituted a genuine ritual which could vary from region to region.
The custom, which dates back to the XIIth century, was known in most Europeans countries,
notably in France and in Italy where the Yule log was called a ceppo. This tradition persisted in
Quebec as it did in France up until the last quarter of the XIXth century. Its disappearance
coincides with that of great hearths which were gradually replaced by cast-iron stoves. The
great log was thus replaced by a smaller one, often embellished with candles and greenery,
placed in the centre of the table as a Christmas decoration.
Today, the Yule log has become a traditional pastry, a delicious cake roll, smothered in coffee
or chocolate-flavoured icing and decorated with sugared holly leaves and roses.
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- In the old days, yelling at your neighbor across the street was a long distance call.
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- "There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane:
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A New York City elementary teacher was suspended after serving her family-recipe rum cake to
students the day before Christmas break. Several parents complained that their kids came home
drunk. Three of the kids tested by police exceeded the legal blood alcohol limit.
-- The Mountain Man
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Alabama
On our regular excursion that lasts about an hour and fourty minutes, the train departs from the Chase depot and travels down
hill to the west. We keep our track in tip-top shape and safety is always our number one concern. As we cross Chase Road
and then Higdon Road you will hear the sounds of the steam-like Hancock air chime (whistle). As we approach the woods, be
on the lookout for the museum's menagerie of concrete animals. Look carefully, they get really still when the train rumbles by.
There are some more sites to see as we go deeper in the woods and reach the culvert. More.......
Happy Railroadin' Partners.....have fun and enjoy!!! No better way to enjoy wildlife....nature....and just down right relaxin'!
- "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
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We hunt the world renown Gila wilderness where more Pope
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which was carved by the Carrabassett River and is surrounded
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Without shelter, your chance of surviving an
unexpected night out is minimal. Loss of body heat
is the primary killer of someone lost and exposed
to the elements. Get out of the wind. If there is
nothing else available, bury yourself in leaves, pine
needles or other forest debris. In snow, dig down to
the bottom of a sheltering tree or burrow a hole,
preferably in a depression out of the wind, just big
enough for your body. The smaller a shelter, the
more easily it is heated by your body. Insulate
yourself from the ground as much as possible.
Until next time: Be Safe ~ Be Happy!!
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Rocky Mountain Christmas: Yuletide Stories of the West
by John H. Monnett
By evening everyone present agreed that the Christmas festivities were "the greatest known to that date"
in the entire Taos region and Kit Carson was "chief over it all." For the first time in recent memory,
different races and Indian tribes had "ate, drank and smoked together." The last toast of the evening was
one pledging "fraternal peace" among the races in the Taos Valley. (From the book) Even under the
most extreme conditions our pioneer ancestors kept the festive holiday spirit alive in their hearts and
frontier homes. From Lewis and Clark's first Christmas in the Rockies to the generous gift that changed
a widow's and her children's lives, this book shares celebrations of the Yuletide season.
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- Waiting for her photos to be developed, a young girl sang, 'Some day my prints will come.'
Seethelight.net:
People often ask me about the name
of this site. "Why Seethelight?" There
are several 'layers' to the origin of the
name of this site, kind of like peeling an
onion. I'll start with the outer layer first,
and peel away....
Light-hearted
The site is intended to be light and
fun. Visitors come to my site to laugh,
enjoy themselves, and to be
light-hearted for a while.
Folks this is really a fun site to visit and brighten up your day!
Vicki Carey, the site owner and creater, is the sweetest gal
you'll want to meet. She has a wonderful, fresh devotion
to family....Visit and meet Vicki and her new baby girl Caitlin,
and while ya visit, enjoy the fun things in life!!
- A lovely lady who lost her watch became a timeless beauty.......
From the editor:
In the spirit of the CHRISTMAS SEASON, all bad news is hereby suspended until after the NEW YEAR!!
NEWS IN REVIEW:
RETURNS AFTER NEW YEARS!!
You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you
came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never
mind.
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slips and falls. Best are swimming, walking, and low-impact aerobics.
But you do need to be careful -- don't go for the burn and don't
exercise to exhaustion. Because you have less oxygen available for
aerobic exercise during pregnancy, you should generally stick to 60
percent of your maximum heart rate while pregnant. Also, your heart
rate should not exceed 140 beats per minute. A good rule of thumb:
Slow down if you can't comfortably carry on a conversation.
NOTE: Always Check with and follow the advice of your Physician!
What to do about bedwetting:
It is perfectly normal for your newly potty-trained toddler to wet the
bed at night. Your 2- to 4-year-old's bladder still may be too small
to hold in a night's worth of urine, and he hasn't yet learned to wake
up and head to the bathroom when his bladder feels full. Almost half
of all 3-year-olds still wet the bed. Most child development experts
consider bedwetting normal until about the age of 5 or 6, when only 12
percent of kids still wet the bed. Don't scold or embarrass your
child. Calmly change the bedding and his pajamas. Or let him wear
absorbent or disposable training pants to bed. If your child still
isn't staying dry at night six months after he's mastered daytime
toilet training or by the time he is 5 years old, consult your
pediatrician.
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CHICKEN IN WHISKEY SAUCE:
Serves 8.
- 4 lb chicken pieces
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup whiskey
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 1-1/2 cups cream
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a saucepan;
brown chicken on all sides.
Add whiskey; cook over high heat 2 minutes. Add onions, carrots,
tomatoes, and cream. Bring to a boil. Cover; cook over low heat 1/2
hour, until chicken is tender.
Uh...uh...uhhhhhh......now you quit pullin' on that thar jug o' corn squeezins'!!!
So until next time, REMEMBER: Two wrongs can make a riot....
- Cleveland, Ohio boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914.
~ Dedicated To The Memory of My Lovely Wife..Francie ~
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