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Long Associations With The Warren County Fair

The Warren County Fair brings many memories. It has been part of our lives since the 1970s. My first experience with the fair was creating grange displays. Every year there was a theme. We could interpret the theme as we saw fit. Ida Grace, our neighbor, was the one who got us interested in the Grange. I think there were two meetings a month. I took the children and a bag of toys and some snacks with me to the meetings. They quietly played, usually on the floor by one of the chairs as I filled in for various officers. The fair had recently moved to the Barton Run Road site. ...

Getting Back To Basics With Biscuits

A simple biscuit has caused me to rethink modern food. Because when I walk through the aisles of certain grocery stores, I don’t always see real food—the kind that will taste good but that will also nourish your body and soul, look lovely on your plate and showcase the beauty of our earth and what we are so graciously bestowed. We need to get back to the basics again, to marvel at the roundness of an apple, the humbleness of a mushroom, the wispiness of a scallion just plucked from the earth. I stumbled upon a book that echoes these thoughts, written by a man who claims his mother ...

An Open And Shut Case

Sometimes what I find on the internet surprises me. There are times, when writing these columns, I feel as if I’m stuck in wildflowers and all of those seemingly have something good to offer me. I will accept – and appreciate their beauty and variety while knowing others – not I – are aware of their health benefits. Perhaps you are even one. It’s certainly simple to find all the stuff you’d need to know on the internet. This time, however, when I typed in Evening Primrose, the pharmaceutical offerings popped up long before I could access any notes for the flower itself. So ...

Drew Carey – In Jamestown, N.Y.?

I’m a big fan of Drew Carey. I have been since I watched his sitcom, The Drew Carey Show religiously during its nine year run (September 1995 – September 2004), always singing along with the show’s original opening song, Moon over Parma, and then that song’s successor, Cleveland Rocks. I had a sweatshirt sporting a Carey caricature with the words “Moon Over Parma,” I have an autographed picture of Drew Carey hanging in my man cave, and another I snapped of him in an Indians cap and jersey, taken prior to him throwing the first pitch before a Tribe game. I have a Drew ...

Anyone Can Form A ‘Kidney Connection’

When I was trained as a pilot, I was always amazed about the redundancies in an airplane. There were two magnetos to keep the engine running, two radios for communication, two control sticks to steer the airplane, two systems (electric and vacuum) to run the instrument panel. Everything was designed as a backup for safety. What is similarly true is that the human body also has a lot of redundancy. Two eyes, two ears, two lungs — and, yes, two kidneys. We can sometimes can get along with only one if we need to. Recently, at a young age, a member of our family experienced total ...

Don’t Stress About The Dress

Dear readers, I recently took a chance on a shorter dress at a thrift store. When I say short, I mean to my knees. I’m one of those ladies who hates my legs, so I’m constantly hiding them with pants, capris and leggings. But friends, Sunday was hot. I mean — hot! We went to the beach and I dutifully wore my capris just above my ankles — and I was boiling. So, when I got home, I pulled the teal dress with brown and blue flowers out of the laundry and put it on. You could see my calves, for goodness sakes! And my whole arms! What on earth would anyone in public think of a ...