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Eleven years ago today, I leaped into social media with my Age of Grace blog.This morning, my Google Photos reminded me of what I did on January 15, 2012. Eleven years ago today, I leaped into social media with my Age of Grace blog.

Over 50 Fashion: Shrimps Plaid Faux Fur from The OutnetI didn’t need Google to remind me because I launched my blog eleven years ago on Martin Luther King Day. Perhaps because I usually took off that day to observe Dr. King’s contribution to African Americans. Even though former President Ronald Regan signed a bill making the third Monday in January federal holiday in observance of King’s legacy, The holiday was first observed three years later on January 20, 1986. In 2007, only 33% of employers gave employees the day off.
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It's the 40th anniversary of the PA Christmas + Gift Show

I didn’t mind the freezing temperatures before the sun rose this morning to preview the 40th annual Christmas + Gift Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. A media preview is a blogger’s delight to view significant events before the doors open to the public—the eerily quiet six acres of the annual Christmas + Gift […]

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In this season of holiday celebrations, if you live in the Central Pennsylvania area, a must-see on your holiday list is the Longwood Gardens retro Christmas exhibit, which is excellent.  Last weekend, my daughter, Channing, and I motored to Kennett Square in Chester County, sometimes referred to as the mushroom capital of the world, to […]

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