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Your writing takes me right there-the banks of the Mississippi, you waving and yelling good-bye, all of it. Can you hear me? I'm hollering good-bye as I finish this comment.

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Haha love it! *Goodbye right back!*

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Jul 1, 2021Liked by S.G. Prince

Hey, S.G. Are you serious about the mincemeat cookies??? Aunt Toots sounds like a hoot! I'll bet when she first started borrowing those good-byes, it was always with a knowing smile or a wink or a nod; a private joke that made her smile. You packaged that up for us so nicely! A beautiful memory! My family times are a bit hazy, but Michael prompted a memory of my Grandma calling me her "chicken" - it was a pet name and came with a smile and a loving expression in her eyes. I now call my own daughter "my chicken", and she loves it! She's all grown up now and calls me her chicken too, which always reminds me of Grandma. Thanks for triggering that lovely memory.

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Hi Shirley, yes, the mincemeat cookies were real! (Very questionable, I agree). What a beautiful story about your family. It sounds like your Grandma's nickname has become a tradition of its own since you've since passed it to your daughter. Thank you for sharing :)

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Oh, S. G., mincemeat cookies are wonderful! Think of them as spicy Cornish pasties. Of course, this presumes the mincemeat is yummy in its own right. Commercial stuff is usually terrible, I agree. Gotta be homemade, whether meat or meatless ( I make a killer good green tomato mincemeat)!

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by S.G. Prince

This is such a lovely story!

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Thank you!

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by S.G. Prince

What a beautiful memory!

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Thank you!

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by S.G. Prince

Love your story. We (as I think many people do) have holiday traditions but not many others. This sounds like a fun one though with a memorable history. Wishing you well.

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Thanks Leila, it's true that most of our traditions revolve around the holidays as well. Take care!

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I always enjoy your writing skills. I'm sure if I were to think long and hard I'd be able to remember a family tradition or two. But as my memories fade with age, as they tend to do now, my most precious memory is the one of my Grandma always calling me Sunshine rather than Mike or Michael like everyone else.

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Hi Michael, I also struggled to think of family traditions and had to ask my family to help me come up with a few others. However, I think as far as memories go, yours is a pretty nice one.

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