• Holidays

    June is Pride Month

    Today, I had the pleasure of providing opening remarks for our Special Emphasis Program event in recognition of Pride Month.  As a Supervisor and Manager, I need to understand and embrace the strategic advantage our Nation gains by leveraging diversity…

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    Mother’s Day 2023

    I’ve been blessed to be able to celebrate Mother’s Day for the past 47 years.  No one gave me an instruction booklet on how to be a Mom.  I got sent home with a 7-pound newborn & had to figure…

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    Deviled Egg Plates

    I have a collection of egg plates.  I don’t know exactly when I acquired my first one, but I likely have 5 or 6 different ones, and I am always tempted to buy another one when I see them at…

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    Marinated Carrots

    I have a collection of recipes from friends & family that go back many years.  I love the handwritten ones because it is a way to connect & enjoy memories about the person thru their writing.  I also document the…

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    St. Patrick’s Day

    Top ‘o’ the Morning to ya! Pancake and I look for any opportunity to have a celebration.  We are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day because of our Norman-Irish surname Fagan.  Pancake is a natural-born Irish girl. I got my Irishness thru…

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    Hinamatsuri

    Hinamatsuri, also known as girl’s day, is celebrated in Japan on the third of March.  It includes a display of dolls & other items which are symbolic of the holiday.   The placement goes in a specific order beginning at…