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Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories – Stockings and Shopping

December 18, 2010 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

This is going to be a combined post for two different reasons. One is that I am so late in the day for the Christmas Stockings challenge; and two, because my recollection has to do with both topics. Stockings and Shopping circa 1975 When our son Greg was around four years old [...]

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Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories – Fruitcake

December 14, 2010 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

If you live near someone long enough, eventually you will share recipes. It’s just part of being neighbors and I’m happy to say that’s what’s happened to be throughout my married life. My mother never made fruitcake and as far as I know, none of my family exchanged them either. Way back in the mid [...]

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Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories – Santa Claus

December 7, 2010 by Carol Yates Wilkerson

Did You Sit On This Santa’s Lap? We had our very own Santa Claus in our family…my Grandpa Will Yates of Olympia, WA. After he was retired he worked at Montgomery Ward in Olympia during the Christmas season as their Santa Claus. He was perfect (in my opinion) for the job because he had a [...]