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Monthly Archives: December 2011

When Christmas Wasn’t

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Patricia

One of my favorite Christmas cd’s is Winter’s Dance by the Celtic folk group Golden Bough. It is the background music for all the cooking and baking I do between December 18 and January 1. One of the songs on … Read More →

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The Queen at Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Patricia

In our house the tree has been trimmed, the wreaths hung, candles placed on tables and mantels, gifts…….okay, let’s not go there just yet. I haven’t had time to even think about gifts, and barely time to do all of … Read More →

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Church vs. Crown

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Patricia

I’ve been going back and forth through time in my writing all this week, wrestling with an 11th century English king and an Archbishop of York, trying to imagine what their relationship might have been like. To give myself some … Read More →

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