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Fruitcake Weather

The holiday season is upon us, and I delight in the memories of my childhood yuletides. One such memory stands out quite clearly.

Just before Thanksgiving, November’s blustery winds arrived, weaving frost spiderwebs onto Mother’s kitchen window. “Oh my,” she invariably said,

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