December 21 is a busy day for celebrating.
First off, it is the Winter Solstice, the beginning of the end, so to speak. Earth’s axis tilts away from the sun in the Northern Hemisphere and the sun reaches its greatest distance from the equatorial plane. This is the shortest day of light, and the...
According to an article in Good Housekeeping magazine, there are 142 reasons for celebration in the month of December.
Instead of only the big three, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, we have Boxing Day on December 26 (my birthday as well), New Year’s Eve on December 31, Yule/Winter Solstice on...
December 18 is Bake Cookies Day, according to Good Housekeeping magazine.
On May 2, 1885 Clark W. Bryan, of Holyoke, MA, founded Good Housekeeping as a bi-weekly magazine. It became a monthly publication in 1891.
Good Housekeeping is the go-to magazine for American women, providing information on...
In October, Roy and I celebrated 19 years of togetherness, and that anniversary day began in an interesting way. In desperation, a coworker had texted him about not understanding some duties of the third shift.
After coming home, from helping his coworker, the dogs had to make the huge...
Halloween has come and gone, and the dentists’ offices are making appointments by the boatload. All those sugary treats definitely played tricks on the teeth of many.
The next autumn holiday – sorry, we’re still technically in the fall season – is Thanksgiving. Typically, we will begin seeing...
Bacon – whether it’s flavored with maple or honey, seasoned with hickory or applewood – is yummy goodness and ups the ante on taste for anything it’s included in, even dessert.
That’s right, I said bacon for dessert. Even I had my doubts about trying out dessert recipes with bacon in them, but had...
Ah, reading; a combination of eye stimulation leading upwards to the synapses of the brain, and creating, not just pleasure, but knowledge.
In my humble opinion, cellphones, tablets and computers should no longer be allowed for school usage. Instead, let the children go back to using paper,...
by Mary Cokenour
When you want to nosh, what kind of appetizer or snack is your must have?
Basic home snacks could be anything from a bag of chips, bowl of popped corn, crackers with a topping, veggies and dip, even cookies or a cupcake.
If you are out at a restaurant, you might see on the menu:...
“Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy. But give the devil his due, I’ll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul. ’Cause I think I’m better than you.” ~ The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels
What does “give the devil his due” actually mean? It’s said someone who is disliked or seen as...
As the cooling rains fall, the dust is washed away from every surface it touches. The soil is pounded down while greedily sucking up every moist drop that it can contain.
Cold weather plants plead to live for one more month, while less resistant ones struggle to stay upright. Yes, the season of...