Archive for History
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Chocolate – the Essence of February
By Eloise Graham Valentine’s Day is a chocolate lover’s dream. All of those red heart shaped boxes full of chocolate goodies, or all of those large chocolate hearts, or chocolate covered strawberries, or chocolate wines and cocktails. It is chocolate overload. Some history on chocolate :...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston To commence the newest year of our lives, I must square with you that I do not love “love poems.” You may ask, “what kind of a guy are you? Here, then is my story. As a professional news gatherer, instincts ran to solid excitement. Breaking News, if you will, on the worst t...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith The Joys of Winter Winter is one of those seasons that most people love or hate. I am one of those people that like winter. I love snow. I do not love freezing rain. I do not like bone chilling wind. This year when the first snowflakes started falling, we had great joy in our ho...
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The Carnation and the Garnet – Symbols of January
By Eloise Graham The flower of the month is the carnation. Carnations can be found in a wide range of colors, and while in general they express love, fascination and distinction, virtually every color carries a unique and rich association. White carnations suggest pure love and good luck; ligh...
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The Canadian Maritimes Part 2
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Part 2 of an article which began in the November issue of 50+ Lifestyles. On day 4 of our tour, we traveled northwest to the geographic center of the Maritime Provinces. Moncton, New Brunswick was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania Dutch im...
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Poinsettia, Holly and Mistletoe
By Eloise Graham These three plants make us think of winter decorating and holiday celebrations. But why and what is their story? Do we think Christmas when we see the poinsettia with its green leaves that turn to a flaming red? Do we think festivities when we see the bright, shiny, curly dark ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston If I posed the question “who in the world is Mrs. Mallowan?” there are probably few among you who could come up with a person by that name. Adding the given name Agatha, maybe we would both be closer. If I added Mrs. Mallowan’s family name as a maiden, Christie, then we sho...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Let’s Rewrite Thanksgiving... The scene: Pilgrims dressed in their traditional black and white garb contrasting against friendly Native Americans attired in colorful feathers, beads and sporting pre-modern avant-garde hairstyles sitting around massive picnic tables in a serene fore...
