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Quote – No, Santa Claus! Thank God, he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Savory food – Homemade cheeseballs of all sorts. Appetizers Sweets – Fudge, Christmas cookies of all sorts, peppermint ice cream Drinks – Egg noggie, Homemade hot chocolate, cranberry champagne punch Entertainment – My ornament exchanges, parties of all sorts, Christmas caroling, Movies – It’s A Wonderful Life and The Wa...

Favorite fall dinner – a hearty country vegetable soup with lots of potatoes, crusty bread to dip it in, wedges of Michigan apple slices and white cheddar cheese Favorite fall dessert – love warm apple pie or apple crisp with homemade caramel and really good vanilla bean ice cream, anything pumpkin! Favorite Fall Past time – color tour walks down our country road, bonfires, apple cider making, Thanksgiving dinner, trip to Frankenmuth w family, eating mini cinnamon donuts Favorite fall memory – I remember as a kid sitting on our f...

Favorite Quote – I wrote this in peoples’ h.s. yearbooks - I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today. William Allen White Favorite afterschool snack – My mom had these cookies for us after school, if I could make it home before my older brothers ate them all :) ginger balls. Favorite school memory – Back in the seventies, my twin sister and I would ride our bikes to our friend’s grandmother’s house every day after school. And every day, without fail, Mrs. Dell filled her adorable antiq...