Archive for History
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April Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham April - a month in spring! This year, we have had spring-like weather in February. I hope April will not disappoint us. April is a new beginning, a chance to look forward to more leisure time. But, April is also a busy time, preparing yards, gardens, decks, maybe summer cabins,...
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March Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham The modern birthstone of March is the aquamarine however, bloodstone, rock crystal and jade are also stones designated to the month of March. The flowers for March are the jonquil, the daffodil and the chrysanthemum. March is the third month of our calendar year. It is a trans...
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February Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham HAPPY LEAP YEAR 2012 Birthstone – Amethyst Flower – Primrose February, with only 28 days, is the shortest of our months, but every four years there is a 29th day. This year, February boasts of 29 days. Do you remember what they taught us in sc...
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In Honor of Presidents’ Day
PUBLISHER’S CORNER By Eloise Graham With all of the hoopla of the caucus and the pundits telling me what I heard from the debates, I decided to do a little research on our past Presidents. After all, we do have a national holiday set aside to honor them this month. Here are some facts and tri...
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January Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham Birthstone - Garnet Flower – Carnation January is the first month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars (the calendar that we use). It is named after the Roman god, Janus, who was the god of doorways, or enterin...
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December Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham December Birthstone - Turquoise/Zircon December Flower - Narcissus/Holly Dec. 1 - Eat A Red Apple Day, National Pie Day, Rosa Parks’ Day 1955 Dec. 2 - National Fritters Day, Special Education Day Dec. 3 - International Day of the Disabled,...
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November Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham Say “November” to an artist and suddenly he/she thinks of a deep palette with rich hues! November’s birthstone is yellow topaz (traditional) or citrine (modern) and the flower is the chrysanthemum. Both conjure up autumn colors. The topaz and citrine are rich in yellow to y...
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A Time for Thanksgiving
By Eloise Graham In all things be thankful. I remember my parents instilling that idea in me when I was little. It comes from The Good Book, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to be exact. I had to look it up! I thought about the early settlers of our country. They gave thanks for all things, and they did...
