Piñon Banana Bread This recipe is an original creation by Paul Amador: Ingredients: ½ Cup unsalted butter or margarine 2 ¼ Cups all-purpose white flour 1 – 8oz package of cream cheese, softened 1 ½ Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 ¼ cups white granulated sugar ½ teaspoon Baking Soda 2...
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Christmas in Kennebunkport Maine Watching the people gather across the road, on the bridge, of course raised our curiosity, but did not detour us from our walk. We continued over the bridge to the display which had caught our eye, when we drove into town. However, we did not tarry and after...
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Sitting By My Bedside “One sure window into a person’s soul is his reading list.” ~ Mary B. W. Tabor ~ What are you reading? Are you looking for your next great read? Here is a look at what is sitting by my bedside, and which I am pleased to recommend. Let me know...
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Pearl Harbor {Photograph taken on the boat, as we approached the Memorial, an iconic shot that includes, from left to right, the USS Missouri, where the Japanese surrendered, ending World War II, in the Pacific, the harbor control tower at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, which was built in 1925, and from where...
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Merry Christmas Make History I am not sure she could have offered me a more apropos greeting; even so many years later, her words and the card still bring a smile to my face and hope to my heart. Dec 1, (1999) “This is the last Christmas of the Century – Make...
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This Was the Year It has been quite a year; it began and ended with trips to North Carolina, a state which has had a rather historical year of its own, but that is not the history I will dwell on here. As 2016 draws to a close, I feel compelled to spend a...
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The Tradition of Traditions I had it explained to me once why as we get older the years seem to fly by. It turns out that when you’re say, 5 years old, one year is only one-fifth of your life. That’s a lot! That’s $.20 of a dollar. And a year seems to take...
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My Mother Has Gone Viral, Well Maybe Not Exactly but Close This month, I am not going to warn you about a pending cyber-attack or tell you why security matters; instead I thought I would share with you a personal story, which perfectly shows why being Connected, can be such a gift...
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