Category — Holidays

 How the Easter Bunny tradition began isn’t entirely clear; however, Germany has been credited with the origin of associating a bunny with Easter. In 16th century literature, there are accounts of a bunny who, each spring, would reward the good with eggs. The first edible Easter bunnies, made out of pastry and sugar, were made [...]

This has been a big week. It started with an inauguration and ends with January 23rd being  National Pie Day. A few years ago we asked Americans to vote for their favorite dessert.  We took the most popular choices - chocolate cake, cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, ice cream and apple pie. Readers voted through the mail and we [...]

No two years are alike. What are the soon to be “Good Old Days” for one person can be a year of incredible hardship and challenges for another. 2008 brought with it some wild, wacky weather and I expect we’ll see more in the year ahead. Certainly, our economy crumbled during the last 12 months [...]

Winter arrived at 7:04am (Eastern) on December 21st. So, we are now on the other side of the “dark nights”. Before long, it will be noticeably brighter as you leave work. Anyone who watched professional football on Sunday notice that winter had indeed arrived. In Boston and Seattle, the snow was a factor in both [...]

Here is a response to my blog about making Christmas Merry. As Janet from N.J. points out the expectations come from both sides.
“When my kids were young, I was a single mom struggling. I always tried to compensate at Christmas. One year I couldn’t. For years and years I felt guilty about [...]

For a month that has the very best of intensions, it can be a difficult time for so many people. Part of it has to do with our expectations – some we can control and some we can’t. Christmas is a holy day for all Christians. Over the years we consider the success of the [...]

Here is a message from a Canadian regarding the US Thanksgiving Day. Canadians celebrate this event the second Monday in October each year. Please read:
I am a Canadian and love having Thanksgiving in October. The weather is nice and can be crisp or even warm. The leaves are wonderful and smell wonderful. The harvest table [...]