TRADITIONS

From my Christmas Book "a Fair View of Fairview"

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t really didn’t seem like my parents fussed too much about holidays but thinking back on those special little traditions I realize that their celebrations were of a simple nature and brought great pleasure to them.  Mother and Dad received a very beautiful slate-blue tea set from Uncle Cyril and Aunt Lera when they were first married.  Now the tea set is proudly displayed in our upper kitchen cupboards.   At least one time each year, Mother would get down the delicate tea kettle, cups and saucers in preparation for her homemade cocoa.  She served the cocoa along with freshly made tuna sandwiches.  I can still remember the taste of the first bite of sandwich and the warm, sweet taste of chocolate.  Yumm!