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Our Egg Nog recipe
Mr. & Mr.s Fezziwig’s Christmas Egg Nog Ingredients Alcohol Any brands will do, however quality brands = better Nog. Tinker to taste/kick. Directions Makes approximately 1 gallon. At a minimum we make a single batch using the directions above. For a single batch, we break it up into 1-quart jars: 2 each for Thanksgiving, 2…
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Celebrate your lint! Happy St. Spiven’s Day!
Happy St. Spiven’s Day! Saint Friedrich Spiven is commonly referred to as the patron Saint of Lint and his day is celebrated annually on May 12th. Born in Dusseldorf, Germany on May 12th, 1507, Friedrich was orphaned as a baby, was adopted by a local religious order and dedicated his life to the church at…
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One of my favorite Christmas albums – Toward Winter by Close Enough
One of my favorite albums of Christmas music is Toward Winter by Close Enough. Close Enough is/was a musical group from New Hampshire (I think), with most of the members being women. I love the stark, haunting, peaceful quality of their renditions of these old songs. Perfect music to listen to with a hot cup…