By Michele Wojciechowski on April 23, 2021
My late mom was an excellent cook. She made amazing lasagna, stuffed cabbage, spaghetti sauce, chili—the list goes on and on. But the one treat she made each Christmas season, the one that everyone desired, was her creamy, rich chocolate fudge. She would make tons and tons of fudge and give it out to the […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on January 14, 2021
My husband is a tough man to buy gifts for. This isn’t because he’s picky about them. He just doesn’t really want for much. Seriously. It’s probably a good thing, as I’m the opposite. I can see a catalog and think, “Wow—this would look great in the living room” or “I would love to have […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 18, 2020
In this episode we discuss the UNANIMOUS winner of the Holiday Roulette, John’s pick of the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol. This classic version was originally called Scrooge upon its initial release. John makes the case that out of all the versions, some good some bad, this is the gold standard. Starring Alastair Sim […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 17, 2020
Ah, holiday shopping. While fun for some, for others it’s the bane of their existence. I fall somewhere in between. If I’m shopping early, it’s fun. If it’s late, and I’m rushing like a dog that’s got the “zoomies,” it’s not fun. In fact, I’d rather just have the zoomies and run around my house […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 13, 2020
The Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother Podcast gang bring you another special “Movie Roulette” episode. The theme is Christmas/Holiday movies. Each square brings a Holiday movie to the show. After showing the trailer and advocating or defending their choice, the gang will vote on what we will all watch for the next episode. What will it be? A […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 10, 2020
When I was a little girl, one of the most magical things about the Christmas season was in a book that arrived at our home each year. At about a couple of inches thick, it was filled with the dreams of every good girl and boy at Christmastime. (Well, I’m sure the bad ones like […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on September 11, 2014
I was looking on Facebook over the weekend, and a friend of mine shared a photo from a store she was in. All you could see were lighted and decorated Christmas trees. You read that correctly. And it wasn’t in a Christmas store.
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By Michele Wojciechowski on August 28, 2014
If you’re a fan of the cult classic movie, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and you began reading this column because you thought I was writing about it, let me clear things up right now. I’m not writing about “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” (I will admit to having seen the movie many, many times […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on June 19, 2014
So, remember my last column when I was talking about my husband and me painting our front porch? What? You didn’t read that one? Sigh…okay. Go on to your computer right now, go to the East County Times website, and read it. We’ll wait. Tick, tick, tick, tick… Back yet? Finally! I mean, okay, let’s […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on June 4, 2014
As you can tell by past posts, Riley is an, um, unusual puppy. And just one of the different and cute things he does is that he plays Santa year ‘round with my stepdad. How does he do this? Well, for some reason unknown to us, Riley loves to carry items from throughout the house […]
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