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Weekend Ends

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

We went to Mike's sister's house in Connecticut for a most pleasant time with family and an excellent meal. 
The damage from the Halloween weekend Nor'easter is still very evident.  I am quite certain that in some areas, residents surely must have thought the end of the world was upon them.

We managed to avoid any Black Friday shopping crowds on our forays into Hartford and we had an easy return trip.

I'm ready now to sift through e-mail and Blogger Reader while sipping a cup of tea and munching a couple of Italian cookies (The ones you just can't get anywhere but Hartford).
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  1. BarbNovember 27, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Hi Olga, Glad your trip to CT over T-giving was a good one. Those mints you featured in the former post look yummy. They'd make a nice hostess gift.

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  2. TomNovember 27, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    We have three kids traveling back to their respective schools and apts. today, Sunday. One already has called, reporting that he's stuck in a traffic jam.

    May you, and everyone else, arrive home safely.

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  3. Arkansas PattiNovember 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    I was wondering how the storm affected you.
    I braved Black Friday only once. I am a quick study.
    So glad you had a good day.

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  4. Linda MyersNovember 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Glad you had an enjoyable and safe trip.

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  5. MargaretNovember 28, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    I want cookies!

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