Monthly Archives: December 2016

Old Friends

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Joanne Toft

The big Christmas holiday is over.  Although my little family Christmas gathering is yet to come this week – kids had lots of families to visit. The holiday season has brought friends and family together in lots of ways – … Continue reading →

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Quiet Holidays – letting go

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Joanne Toft

Holidays are funny things – we can get so excited by them or so disappointed by them. The expectations around a holiday are amazing. It can leave us exhausted even when we have not done anything. This year the actual … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? fiction with a historical lean

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I love historical fiction. It is great to enjoy a good story and learn just a bit about history along the way. For me history makes more sense when I read about it through the lives of the people who … Continue reading →

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Hidden Friends in the Kitchen

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Joanne Toft

The wind is blowing making the temperature feel like -15 below and expected to drop more tonight. Another 5 inches of snow fell in the evening so we woke to glittering white all around us but deep gray clouds. The deck … Continue reading →

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Rounding the corner to the end of the year – review in progress

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Joanne Toft

It is now December and winter is here in full force. The morning temperature on the way to school was – 3 in the heated car. The trees are coated in snow and sitting perfectly posed for a painting. We … Continue reading →

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