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When my husband and I marrried a few hundred years ago (just seems that way!) we each brought family traditions that have passed from generation to generation. Some of our Easter Sunday customs were similar such as searching for our hidden Easter baskets very early on Easter morn. This was followed by services at our local Parish Church. Then our immediate families ate a light brunch in anticipation of a larger family gathering later in the day. The afternoon brought the much anticipat …

The Autumnal Equinox, aka the first day of Fall, arrives here in ten days! The celestial equator is the imaginary north to south line in the sky above the Earth's equator. Fall in the Northern Hemisphere begins at the moment the Sun crosses this line. In St. Louis, my home town, Fall arrives this year on September 23rd at precisely 3:22 a.m. CDT. There is so much to love about this season that will soon enough usher us into the cold of winter. The cooler, but not yet frigid, days and ev …