Happy Holidays!

During this season of giving, I’d like to give a big thanks to you, my reader. You make my days merry and bright all year round! Wishing you a peaceful, joyful holiday season and an even better year than the last!

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Happy Everything

Wishing you all the joys of the season - Janet Barclay

Thank you for reading my blogs and newsletters!   In between spending time with family and friends over the holidays, I’ll be doing a year-end review and will share my findings with you early in the new year. Whatever you’re doing, I hope it goes well, and look forward to reconnecting with you in 2024.…

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My Warmest Wishes to You

A photo of hot cocoa, representing warm wishes

Every year it seems to get harder and harder to say the right thing. Is it okay to say Merry Christmas? Is it better to say Season’s Greetings or Happy Holidays? Or is it presumptuous to assume that someone is celebrating a holiday at all? Yet not saying anything doesn’t feel right either. So let me just say this:…

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Shifting from 2021 to 2022

2022 new year calendar

Wasn’t it exciting to have the world open up for a while, allowing many gatherings that weren’t possible for most of 2020? I especially enjoyed overnight sister visits, attending my niece’s wedding, which had been rescheduled twice due to COVID, and celebrating Christmas with my kids and grandkids. It was far from ideal, but 1000%…

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Merry Christmas

noel

These salt and pepper shakers belonged to my grandparents and are probably older than I am. One of my favourite parts of this season is bringing out treasures like this and remembering times spent with loved ones. It’s interesting how every family has its own traditions. I was quite surprised when I later learned that…

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