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Poem: A New Hampshire Recipe For Love

Posted on 14 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

Recipe for Love (unknown author)

The swain, to gain his fair one's love
Should be discreet and wise;
Commend her … Continue reading →

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There Once Was A Gal from New Hampshire….

Posted on 12 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

There once was a gal from New Hampshire,
a place where the signs all say “Bonjour!”
She blogged … Continue reading →

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How To Celebrate A New Hampshire Valentine’s Day 2008

Posted on 6 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

Saint Valentine didn't speak with a New Hampsha' accent. Many of his legends… Continue reading →

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Thoughts On A Christmas Tree

Posted on 24 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

One of the prettiest things that Charles Dickens wrote is this:
 “I have been looking on, this evening, at a … Continue reading →

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A German Christmas: 1833

Posted on 23 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

Coleridge, the sweetest of living Poets, in his last interesting and philosophical work, “The Friend,” thus beautifully describes the custom … Continue reading →

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