It always amazes me that Thanksgiving has survived hundreds of years intact—still holding onto the tradition and meaning it was first imbued by the Pilgrims. It’s worth reading the story again, to be reminded this is a holiday of peace, abundance, and for giving great thanks for all that ...
There is, what has become a long-standing celebration at Jefferson Middle School in Jamestown, where Mrs. Gina Hess, and her class of fifth graders invite area veterans to join them in a brunch-type meal on a day before or after the actual calendar date of Veterans’ Day (as schools have the ...
Folks, tonight I had a bowl of crème légère in a bowl on my counter and I decided it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Not only was it beautiful, it was the best thing I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting. It’s a combination of pastry cream (as in eclair filling) and ...
We are about two thirds, give or take, into the calendar season of Autumn, also known as Fall, and like many children become curious and ask questions, especially the ones in the “wh” (who, what, when, where, why, how) category, I find myself, at 73 years young, coming across things that ...
Why do the easy things we set out to do often turn into a disaster? I asked myself last weekend whether there was some kind of master skill for making caramel apples that I have not sufficiently gleaned after decades of motherhood. The problem with creative projects as I grow older is ...
Many individuals and groups of people establish certain traditions, that they do, or celebrate, during the course of their lives, some of them handed down generation to generation, some which are relatively new, and some that have been around for a long time. Some traditions may appear to be ...
