Christmas

The gift of song

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 20, 2012

Have you ever read about the importance of family rituals to children’s development of identity and feelings of belonging? When I do it impresses upon me, yet again, what a wonderful job my parents did in providing Phil and me with such a stable, loving, tradition-filled environment. Our family’s rituals were many, but it will [...]

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Believe

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 17, 2012

Isn’t this a sweet photo of my husband’s sisters on Christmas morning? I date this photo at circa 1980 because Thyia, the baby of the family, was born in 1976, and she looks to be about 3 or 4 years old in this shot, don’t you think? I really love Thyia’s little Dorothy Hamill haircut [...]

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Cookies made especially for Santa

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 21, 2011

Twisted Sketches has revealed its latest sketch, #133, and the twist is “jewel.” Be sure to head over to the site to grab the sketch and see all the other design team members’ beautiful examples, then create something of your own and link it up! Here is what I created using this great new sketch: [...]

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Merry

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 8, 2011

Have you ever wondered why we say “Merry Christmas” to each other but don’t use the word “merry” in any other salutation throughout the year? You hear nary a “Merry birthday” or “Merry Valentine’s Day,” right? Well, I did a little online search for the history behind the popular Christmas greeting and found varying stories [...]

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Winter greetings to warm your heart

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 2, 2011

I’m happy to report that I made good headway on my Christmas cards last night! I fired up the Swinging Christmas tunes on Pandora and got crafty. The plan is to hunker down this evening and finish the whole lot of them. Please wish me luck! In the meantime and in between time, here is [...]

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