I can picture it now: The kitchen island is so tightly crowded with slow cookers, bowls and casserole dishes that some threaten to topple over the edges. Drinks, desserts and appetizers are forced to find space of their own on the counter by the sink. The smell of roasted turkey permeates the air, and the sounds of laughter and conversation drift from every room in the house. A card game has already begun in the basement, and a football game is blaring from the living room television.
Our December Issue
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Fun and Games
Our Favorite Toys
Through a Child's Eyes
WWII Recollections
Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,
From time to time, dear readers, I can get delightfully distracted by the manuscripts you send to me here at the Good Old Days office. Your stories bring particular recollections to my mind and take me on nostalgic side trips of my own. In this issue, the essays on your favorite toys caused me to repeatedly veer off down my personal memory lane!
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Most families have holiday traditions and ours was no different. Our most treasured one was going to Grandma and Grandpa's for a family Christmas feast of roast duck, glazed ham and all the related goodies that left us painfully plumped. Afterward there was the much-anticipated gift opening. This also gave us a chance to spend some quality time not only with Grandma and Grandpa but with our...
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