By Michele Wojciechowski on December 19, 2013
As I’ve written in years past, my husband and I receive over 100 catalogues each holiday season. You read that right—over 100. I don’t know why we get so many because we order from very few of them. But I’m guessing that they buy lists from other companies of folks to mail to hoping against […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 5, 2013
My husband and I have been married for a long time. A really long time. As in, since God was a boy. Well, not that long, but you get the picture. And when you’ve been together with someone you love for many years, you think you know everything about that person. Their likes, dislikes; what […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on November 21, 2013
Dear Readers—I know you’re out there, and sometimes I even hear from you. Such was the case when Essex resident Howard Sheckells wrote to me. He suggested a column topic that hits close to home for everyone—especially if you’ll be heading to the grocery store to shop for Thanksgiving dinner.
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By Michele Wojciechowski on October 10, 2013
There are two radio stations in central New York State that have begun playing Christmas music… Um, you do remember that it’s only October, right? In fact, it’s hot right now. “Indian Summer,” as we used to call it when I was a kid, has shown up, and we actually had to put the air […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on June 7, 2013
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 March 29, 2013
I originally had a different column for you to read this week—one that you’ll see soon, but not today. Because when you look outside your office window in late March and see more than four inches of snow on the ground, with more falling, well, you just need to comment on it. Really? I mean, […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on February 1, 2013
So, are you excited about our Ravens being in the Super Bowl? Oh. My. God… I am so excited! I want to see us win—not just because I love the team, but because I think it will be the perfect ending to Ray Lewis’ illustrious career. But I wasn’t always this way. No, my fellow […]
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By Michele Wojciechowski on January 24, 2013
I’m old enough to remember the days when grocery stores consisted of a little corner store where the owner knew your name, customers ran tabs, and the lady behind the counter (the owner’s wife) would throw a candy bar in the bag for me at no charge. Boy, have times changed.
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By Michele Wojciechowski on January 11, 2013
Regular readers of this column may remember how I wrote last year about not making any New Year’s resolutions. You know, like losing weight, exercising more, or getting organized. But as I sit here looking at my paper-laden home office, one word comes to mind: firetrap.
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By Michele Wojciechowski on December 21, 2012
Welcome to Part II of “How to Celebrate the Holidays with Your Sanity Intact.” I’m your host Dr., um, I mean Columnist Wojo. If you missed the last column, well, just forget it; you’re in trouble. Nah, just kidding. Go to my website WojosWorld.com (in Semi-New Stuff) and read it. Go ahead. We’ll wait.
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