picked out by Gerry's mom.
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2022 was my Christmas for discovering poems,
before unknown to me, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
[in addition to long beloved favorites]:
Holidays
The holiest of all holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart,
When the full river of feeling overflows;—
The happy days unclouded to their close;
The sudden joys that out of darkness start
As flames from ashes; swift desires that dart
Like swallows singing down each wind that blows!
White as the gleam of a receding sail,
White as a cloud that floats and fades in air,
White as the whitest lily on a stream,
These tender memories are;— a Fairy Tale
Of some enchanted land we know not where,
But lovely as a landscape in a dream.
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The Cake
The Trifle
The Pies
The Tea ~ The Mugs
The Oranges
Oops ~ No picture of the pudding this year!
Dessert Ranking
ReplyDeleteSam felt bad for putting Xmas pudding & mince pies last, but no! — our feelings will not be hurt!
Sam’s Results:
1.Green fluff
2.Trifle
3. Pumpkin bread (w choc chips)
4. Chocolate pecan pie
5.Pumpkin pie (crust-less)
6. Puppy Chow
7. Chex Mix
8. Christmas pudding
9. Mince pies
PS
Ben & Cathleen are allowed to omit green fluff entirely & include orange slice cake instead.