Calling America

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5October2007

Did you get enough to eat? Thanksgiving at Grandma’s House

Posted under places beginning with: L; Lima; Ohio.

These memories of Thanksgiving in Lima, Ohio come to us from Christine Smith. You can read more of her tales on her blog at ‘Thoughts from the Penalty Box‘.
From the time you stepped into the house “So good to see you, do you want a snack?” Until the time we left “Just take […]

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