Tis the Season

A Wee Three Years Ago Christmas Eve Discovery

December 25, 2010 Stories

Late one evening three years ago, on a chilly Southern Christmas Eve, two little elves scurried out on a last minute errand. They hadn’t forgotten a gift or a card or an ingredient for a Christmas treat. On a tiny inkling, they tip-toed the aisles of a Walgreens, until they found what they were looking [...]

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Christmas, Interrupted

December 20, 2010 The Good Word

Merry Christmas, guys and gals! Are you A) getting excited for the joyous celebration of the most important birthday ever, or B) stressed out by your to-do list? {If you answered B, can I suggest there might be a few things you need to drop from the to-do list so that you can better enjoy [...]

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Hoekom is jy moeg? {And a Brand New Sentence}

December 6, 2010 Stories

Hello, you five delightful people curious enough to click on this post who don’t know Afrikaans! We are probably a lot alike and should hang out more often. I’ve mentioned before that I’m often asking Hero Hubs how to say something in Afrikaans and I’m also picking up words along the roadside. (Because news is [...]

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Life Lessons from Left Behind Chapstick

December 3, 2010 Stories

Hi friends, I started this post just after our most recent trip to Bloemfontein in October, but it stayed in the drafts folder until this evening. Hopefully that suitably explains the anachronisms! While our recent trip to Bloemfontein was a very special one, with some highlights that I hope to share with you soon, there [...]

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It’s a Bloemin’ Good Christmas!

December 25, 2009 Baby Photos
MTV Cribs

It is good to be in Bloemfontein. As you know, the bacon-covered cherries have made my Christmas. I thought I’d share a few pics of the grandson my Mom and Dad are missing so much. I am missing them! It was AMAZING how quickly he figured out the three easy steps to prezzie time: #1 [...]

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Bacon + Cherries + Prezzies = Yay For Christmas

December 25, 2009 Hometastic Goodness
Glazed Cherries

If you know me at all, you might know that I really, really love bacon. Really. When I first started this blog I called it Smiling’s My Favourite. And Bacon. So, good news. Bacon is on the menu in the Collie household at Christmastime! As promised, I have a illustrated step-by-step for you and, as [...]

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Tis the Season: For Christmas Watermelon!

December 24, 2009 Baby Photos
Melon Bear

As expected, it’s a hot and sunny Christmas in our neck of the woods right now. Beautiful. I am still sorely missing my family, but I am doing my best to enjoy the beauty and laughs of doing some new traditions over the holidays, while remembering that it’s the goodness of God that this season [...]

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Tis the Season: For Things Better Left Unsaid?

December 23, 2009 Baby Photos
Well Hush

You remember the other day when I was talking about how I think sometimes it’s good to point out that something is a big, fat, yucky lie? Well I was mulling over another one I thought I’d share with you. Please let me know what you think. Someone once told me … like ages and ages [...]

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