Being born on Aug. 14 meant Valentine’s Day was my half-way mark, and suffering through the winter doldrums, the bright spark of candy and cupcakes were a welcome relief. The year I was 4 ½ Mom threw a cupcake party for me and the neighbor girl to celebrate my half birthday— any excuse to brighten a snowy February day. I …
Hallmarks of the Christmas card exchange
As I begin this column, I have just finished updating my Christmas card log. Yes, I still mail paper Christmas cards and I track those send and received in an actual book. It’s small phone directory, which is another disappearing part of our culture. Writing down mailing addresses—the house number, street, town, state and zip code—seems so quaint nowadays. I …