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Author Archives: Sheila Moss
Kicking the Candy Habit
It’s the season for sweets, and I LOVE old-fashioned hard Christmas candy. Sugar is not treated as a negative by our society. We give cookies to our children, use candy as a reward for good behavior, and celebrate birthdays, weddings, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health, Holidays, Humor
Tagged addictions, Candy, Christmas Candy, Diet, food addictions, food cravings, Sugar, Sugar addiction, sweets, Withdrawal
6 Comments
Shopping by the Seat of My Pants
We are well into the craziness of the Christmas season. As for me, my fingers are doing the walking this year and I’m doing my shopping online. Don’t worry about me. I’m not a compulsive shopper, as this column might … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor, Shopping
Tagged Amazon, Cyber mall, Cyber Monday, Cyber-shopping, eBay, Land's End, Online ordering, Online purchases, online shopping, Returns, ShoeBuy, Zulily
1 Comment
Grandma’s Secret Recipe
Holiday season always brings to mind a traditional holiday favorite — fruitcake. So many jokes have been made about tasteless fruitcake that there are not many left. People joke about fruitcake like you buy at the supermarket or receive as … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor
Tagged Cake, Candied fruit, Christmas recipes, Eagle Brand Milk, Easy fruitcake, Fruitcake, Home made fruitcake, No-bake Fruitcake, recipes
5 Comments
Wish List for Santa
In a world of greed and fear, Santa is unique, ‘Cause everyone likes Santa and thinks he’s pretty neat, So why don’t we ask Santa for the things we really need, Instead of all the useless junk for which some … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Humor, Poem, Santa, Social problems
5 Comments
Two Faces of Christmas
It seems to me there are two kinds of people when it comes to Christmas. Which side of the fence are you on? CHRISTMAS CONFORMIST: Keep an alphabetized list and address Christmas cards early so they will be ready before … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas Humor, Christmas Lights, Christmas shopping, Christmas spirit, Christmas Tree, Gifts, Grinch
2 Comments
Blue Christmas
I am never sick– at least not in a viral sort of way. Moan and groan — I have the crud. It must be the coronavirus. I’m going to die! Don’t touch me! I’m contagious! I wore a mask, I … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Holidays, Humor
Tagged Antibiotics, Bacteria, Clinics, cold, coronovirus, ER, Germs, Headache, Sore throat, Strep throat, Virus
4 Comments
All I Want for Christmas
One year my little granddaughter came in smiling with her two front teeth missing. She was at that age when the baby teeth go and the permanent teeth come in. “Where did your teeth go?” I asked. Silly question. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged Ads, Baby teeth, Better luck, Christmas, Gift Cards, Gift Catalogs, Gifts, Teeth, Two front teeth
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