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Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving, a celebration that has been held since 1621 when colonists of Plymouth and members of the Wampanoag Indians gathered to share food and give thanks for survival after so many perished during that first harsh winter. Today family and friends still...

Nov. 11 we celebrate Veteran's Day, a day to honor our brave men and women who left their homes and families to protect the freedoms we take for granted. Many came home while others paid the supreme sacrifice. During the year, you can spot a veteran at a parade or event. When the...

Reading about the Rosemount Haunted Wood Trail in the Town Pages last weekend, I thought about how Halloween changed over the years. When we were young we would plant and nourish pumpkins in the garden all summer. Because they were part of our winter food supply, the four of us had...

It's hard to believe two weeks ago we had the air conditioning on and now we need heat. Some years we enjoy an Indian Summer and Harvest Moon while other years it comes and goes too fast. I talked to my sister up North and she said it was too warm to harvest sugar beets and now a...

Last week we drove past several pumpkin fields. Most years there are hundreds of pumpkins of all sizes in the fields and large piles at stands for children to pick from.  This year stands are few and far between, while most pumpkins neatly arranged and priced on  benches or wagons. Because...

Several weeks ago we were having lunch out when two overweight women came in carrying a screaming child. The child looked to be about 4 years and was huge, not just plain porky. He couldn't fit in a booster seat so either sat on his haunches, was laying screaming on the floor or...

During the summer most of the family cooking is done outside on the grill but once school starts there is so much that needs attention. I see parents going home and the pizza car is right behind them several times a week. Stop at the deli around closing and parents rush in for meals...

The Irish celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17 but the Germans celebrate Octoberfest with festivals that run from  Sept. 17  through Oct. 7 every year. Oktoberfest, as it was spelled, started in 1810 as a regional celebration in Munich after the marriage of Prince Ludweg. It...

I can't believe it's been 10 years. A decade ago on a clear, sunny September morning, life as we Americans knew it changed forever. I remember pictures of the first plane hitting one tower. The horror and shock from the direct hit was only a small part of of the terror that rocked...

When our children were in school, I liked to think of September as the spring of a new school year. A time for new beginnings: new classrooms, teachers, classes, subjects, books and some years a new school. It's hard to believe that Tuesday is the start of a new school year already....

While attending graduation parties and shoppipng during the hot weather, I noticed people of all ages wearing summer sandles and flip flops. Most of them were those cute, fun sandals and only a few had any arch support. I thought of our trips to Mexico many years ago and the colorful...

This is our second official long weekend of the summer. Our days are getting shorter and we have only had a few days of spring or summer. It's been good for the electric or water bills, but taking it's toll on people who work outside or planned vacations. Many people were so ready...

Last year at this time their season was over and this year the buds are just beginning to appear. What a difference a year makes. The lilac bush is one of the most fragrant and beautiful signs of spring. Some years they are past their peak by Memorial Day, their flowers spent, and...

In 1918 Miss Moina Michael on impulse bought a boquet of poppies at New York's Wanamaker's Department Store. At the YMCA business meeting where she worked, she asked everyone to wear the poppy as a tribute to all our veterans who sacrificed their lives for our country. Later she led...

Sunday is Mother's Day and I think of my mother. Growing up, little things that both comforted and irritated her in our daily routines have now become automatic in my life. I recall her short frame swiftly moving from task to task with few of our modern conveniences. When we came...