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My favorite silo, located to the left of 15 South before Leesburg, VA :)

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day lyrics

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), 1867)

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."

Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!

Holiday Yummies

My family has a post-Thanksgiving tradition of early Black Friday shopping followed by baking all sorts of treats to last us through the remaining holiday season.  Both aspects of this tradition can be a bit dangerous (one to the bank account and the other to the waist!) but they are wonderfully fun.  The result of both is the need for a nice long afternoon nap.   I believe we made about 12 varieties of cookies this year, and we didn't even do Christmas candies!  Food is a very integral part of relationships in our family :)

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