Reflections
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What can a particular day of the year bring? Over time... many different things and emotions. Many years ago, today, my great-grandfather passed on. It was long before I was born, but my grandmother - his daughter - wrote a couple of books about her life and said what a sad Christmas it was for her. As a child, we would spend Christmas Eve with my grandparents, those mentioned above, who lived next door. That is when all of the cousins would gather at their house. What I remember from the house is a coffee table with blue glass - no idea what happened to it, but that is my I remember from those nights. On this day, in 1990, I traveled to my home town to spend Christmas with my parents; I didn't know then it would be my last Christmas with my mother; she passed 4 weeks later. I am grateful for the time I had with her and cherish the memories of that Christmas. On this day, 14 years ago, I asked my now wife to marry me; she stills says she didn't say, "Yes", but she did say, "I do". So, whatever a day may bring over time, it will be mixed with various emotions and memories; I hope and pray that you can find something pleasant in each day to remember. Tim
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What can a particular day of the year bring? Over time... many different things and emotions. Many years ago, today, my great-grandfather passed on. It was long before I was born, but my grandmother - his daughter - wrote a couple of books about her life and said what a sad Christmas it was for her. As a child, we would spend Christmas Eve with my grandparents, those mentioned above, who lived next door. That is when all of the cousins would gather at their house. What I remember from the house is a coffee table with blue glass - no idea what happened to it, but that is my I remember from those nights. On this day, in 1990, I traveled to my home town to spend Christmas with my parents; I didn't know then it would be my last Christmas with my mother; she passed 4 weeks later. I am grateful for the time I had with her and cherish the memories of that Christmas. On this day, 14 years ago, I asked my now wife to marry me; she stills says she didn't say, "Yes", but she did say, "I do". So, whatever a day may bring over time, it will be mixed with various emotions and memories; I hope and pray that you can find something pleasant in each day to remember. Tim
I had to think of my grandmother (father's side) too these days, especially her cooking which was fantastic. No wonder as she was of Belgian origin. She made a very good Flemish stew, called 'hutsepot', which is something totally different than the Dutch 'hutspot', the recipe seems to date way back from the 13th century: Hochepot - Wikipedia[^]