Tag Archives: winter

Winter Memories, Part 2

Posted on February 1, 2024 by edwardsoule

If you are reading this the day it is posted, tomorrow is Groundhog’s Day, one of my favorite silly holidays, and also one of my favorite movies. I was going to write about that, but I have done so several … Continue reading →

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Winter Memories

Posted on January 25, 2024 by edwardsoule

Our recent week of ice and (a little) snow brought back memories of my younger days. I have said on a few occasions, “I went through winter for the first 28 years of my life because I didn’t realize I … Continue reading →

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Coming Home for Christmas, 2023

Posted on December 14, 2023 by edwardsoule

For years, Folger’s Coffee ran the most heart-tugging commercials. Now it seems like (in our area anyway) Publix supermarkets has taken over the mantle. In one Folger’s commercial that ran for decades, a young man comes home, possibly from deployment in the … Continue reading →

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Coming in Like a Lion

Posted on March 2, 2023 by edwardsoule

In elementary school, way back in prehistoric times, in the 1950s, we learned a little statement about weather forecasting that may or may not be accurate: “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Just like … Continue reading →

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How Cold Was It? 2022

Posted on January 13, 2022 by edwardsoule

He may not have originated it, but Johnny Carson, on the old Tonight Show, did a lot to popularize a routine. It began with Johnny saying, “It was hot today.”  To which Ed McMahon would ask, “How hot was it?” … Continue reading →

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Coming Home for Christmas 2020

Posted on December 17, 2020 by edwardsoule

For years, Folger’s Coffee ran the most heart-tugging commercials.  Now it seems like (in our area anyway) Publix supermarkets has taken over the mantle.  In one Folger’s commercial that ran for decades, a young man comes home, possibly from deployment … Continue reading →

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Coming Home for Christmas 2018

Posted on December 13, 2018 by edwardsoule

For years, Folger’s Coffee used to run the most heart-tugging commercials.  Now it seems like Publix supermarket has taken over mantle.  But in one Folger’s commercial that ran for decades, a young man comes home, possibly from deployment in the … Continue reading →

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Nik Dag

Posted on January 18, 2018 by edwardsoule

Sitting in my warm house, watching the few snowflakes gently falling and listening to announcers warning us to stay home unless absolutely necessary, reminds me of my days in snow country in Minnesota and Washington.  A few flakes here in … Continue reading →

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How Cold Was It? (2017)

Posted on January 12, 2017 by edwardsoule

Our recent cold snap got me thinking of other winter weather I have lived through.  I usually say, “Alabama has just enough winter to remind me I am thankful I live here now.” He may not have originated it, but … Continue reading →

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Coming Home for Christmas Again

Posted on December 17, 2015 by edwardsoule

For many years, Folger’s Coffee ran heart-tugging commercials, although I have not seen one this year.  In the most memorable one, a young man comes home to his family at Christmas and is welcomed by a cup of coffee. The … Continue reading →

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