It is Thanksgiving Week. There are many, many things for which I am grateful beyond words, but this isn’t a post about gratitude. It’s about being alone for the holidays. The holidays can be particularly stressful for those people who believe the holiday is about what should be done, for people who cannot be with… Continue reading Alone for the Holidays
Category: Holidays
Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows about holidays, traditions, and customs celebrated by people from all over the world.
Remembering with Respect
It’s Veteran’s Day 2017. It’s an important day. A day when all never served are remembering with Respect and gratitude all those who have served our country.
I Can Not Tell a Lie: It’s Not Presidents Day
While the U.S. holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February is often called Presidents’ Day it is officially, legally, not Presidents’ Day.
Valentine’s Day: Procrastinator’s Delight
I thought I was the only one who found Valentine’s Day a procrastinator’s delight. There are 141 million Valentine’s Day cards exchanged each year, not including the boxes of cards school-age children exchange. More than 50% of those cards are bought in the six days immediately preceding Valentine’s Day? That’s a lot of procrastinators! Are… Continue reading Valentine’s Day: Procrastinator’s Delight
Top Ten Posts of 2012
As we say goodbye to 2013, I’m revisiting my top ten posts for 2012. Thanks to all who’ve followed, commented, and shared my posts this year. You’re the best.