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    Our Traditions

    By Covington Writers Group, James Ballard, Jenny Breeden and

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    February 2016 marked the second anniversary of the Covington Writers Group (CWG). Anniversaries, as well as other special occasions, are usually celebrated in certain ways, commonly referred to as “Family Traditions”. We noticed many of these traditions included a special family recipe or craft project, some of which have been passed down from generation to generation. We decided to share some of our favorite traditions and the foods or projects that make our stories unique.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCovington Writers Group
    Release dateSep 21, 2016
    ISBN9781533712608
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      Our Traditions - Covington Writers Group

      Covington Writers Group

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      OUR TRADITIONS

      september 2016

      Copyright ©2016 Covington Writers Group, Inc.

      Jenny Breeden, Managing Editor

      Elle Mott, Assistant Editor

      Gary Reed and Mikey Chlanda, Proofreading Editors 

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      Cover Illustration Copyright ©

      Covington Writers Group, Inc.

      Designed by Jenny Breeden

      Published by

      Covington Writers Group, Inc.

      in conjunction with

      Seagull productions llc.

      covington, kentucky 41014

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      All rights reserved 

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by an information storage and retrieval system – except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a magazine, newspaper, or on the web – without the expressed permission from the Covington Writers Group, Inc. and Seagull Productions LLC. (henceforth referred to as the publisher). 

      Characters and situations mentioned and/or described in the non-fiction or personal narrative works contained within this book may be based on or may have been inspired by a living or deceased person or persons known to the author, unless otherwise noted by the author, and are used by the author without malice or intended harm to those persons.

      Characters mentioned and/or described in the fiction works contained within this book are the inventions of the authors, have no existence in reality, and bear no relation in any manner to any persons living or deceased with the same or similar names, unless specifically stated by the author. All incidents described herein are purely the imagination of the author, except as noted by the author.

      Each author retains the copyright of their original work and has granted permission to the Publisher to include their edited work in this book. 

      The publisher is not responsible for any adverse reactions to the recipes or any injuries resulting from the craft projects contained in this book.

      Dedicated to our families and Friends

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      February 2016 marked the second anniversary of the Covington Writers Group (CWG). Anniversaries, as well as other special occasions, are usually celebrated in certain ways, commonly referred to as Family Traditions. We noticed many of these traditions included a special family recipe or craft project, some of which have been passed down from generation to generation. We decided to share some of our favorite traditions and the foods or projects that make our stories unique. We hope you enjoy our personal recollections, sample some of our recipes or crafts and maybe add them to your own traditions. The CWG members would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the following:

      Family and friends, for allowing us to spend some of our time away from them while we write, share our work at group meetings and grow as writers. Their love and sacrifices mean the world to us as we strive for success. 

      The Covington Branch of the Kenton County Public Library, John Graham, Gary Pilkington and the staff, for providing our meeting place on the first and third Saturday mornings each month, where we share our stories and writing ideas in a comfortable, state-of-the-art facility. 

      Zola Pub and Grill and their staff in MainStrasse Village, for providing us with their spacious second floor dining area on the second and fourth Saturday evenings each month so we can socialize and critique stories in a friendly environment.

      The Left Bank Coffeehouse and their owners and staff on Seventh Street in Covington for providing us with coffee services for some of our group meetings and for our speaking seminars and writing workshops.

      1 – BIRTHDAYS

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      LIFE LESSONS THROUGH CAKE By James Ballard

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      Birthdays are inescapable events in everyone’s life. They happen every year and don’t care how young or old a person may be. Each birthday is different in its own way but there’s generally one simple theme that comes with them, and that is the birthday cake: a customizable delicacy shared with friends and family during any celebration of birth. Though it didn’t originate in America, it found its way here with time.

      My family is no exception to this rule. Growing up, I had a cake on each birthday. Even when times were tough, we had some form of cake to celebrate. As a child, I looked forward to the cake with each approaching birthday. When I became a young man, I figured I had matured past cake, but when I almost went one birthday without it, I realized just how accustomed to it I was. In my case, I was lucky a friend made one for me, but that isn’t the main story I wanted to discuss today.

      The real story was the time when, with no experience in cooking, much less baking, I tried to make a birthday cake on my own.

      My birthday falls in summer and on that particular day, it was exceptionally hot. Not looking forward to being a year older, I had been mildly dreading my birthday. I was already mad at myself for getting winded on a couple flights of stairs. I didn’t want a reminder of my age, especially if the first two numbers matched my current weight at the time.

      However time cares not for the opinion of mortals, and my birthday was coming up. I had been reminded by my family on multiple occasions that I was probably going to be spending it alone.

      I wasn’t sure how to respond to that situation, but in the end, decided to just do something for myself. If I was going to be spending it alone, I

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