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  • When she put her head to the pillow at night, it was always filled with candy-cane thoughts, whereas mine became Main Street for the parade of worries and the review of obligations.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • When she put her head to the pillow at night, it was always filled with candy-cane thoughts, whereas mine became Main Street for the parade of worries and the review of obligations.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • I am not having a date with Murray because I need to buy gas, and also I need to work off my breakfast of an omelette, toast, dark chocolate candy-cane bark and shortbread cookies (Josie's fault).

    Archive 2010-01-01 alison 2010

  • Several weekends ago, about a dozen club members worked with welding teachers at the local community college, taking donated used horseshoes and pounding them into candy-cane shapes.

    It'll Be a Sad Christmas if Wyoming Can't Rustle Up Some Ornaments Leslie Eaton 2010

  • When she put her head to the pillow at night, it was always filled with candy-cane thoughts, whereas mine became Main Street for the parade of worries and the review of obligations.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal Katy McEvoy wore an oversized furry coat over a crisp white shirt, which she paired with wool shorts, candy-cane striped tights and knit leg warmers.

    The Fashion of SantaCon 2011

  • When she put her head to the pillow at night, it was always filled with candy-cane thoughts, whereas mine became Main Street for the parade of worries and the review of obligations.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • My favourite is white chocolate candy-cane cheesecake.

    Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Pan and a Giveaway! | Baking Bites 2009

  • Bush and Giuliani flipped the candy-cane switch that illuminated the tree amidst a swell of patriotic pride and holiday joy.

    The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Nancy Armstrong 2010

  • In what may be the only appropriate use for a Christmas lawn decoration, a Sacramento man grabbed a large candy-cane on his lawn and used it to beat a drunken knife-wielding neighbor who was threatening his Thanksgiving guests.

    Boing Boing 2008

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