Photo Credit Author’s Note: This story, written in the month of March, is about a band of hardy librarians, mostly women, who made it possible for folks in far eastern rural corners of the Appalachian Mountains, to have access to books during the Great Depression years. But the month of March also honors America’s National […]
Photo Credit March: National Women’s History Month Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8. Perhaps you didn’t realize there is a […]
Bizarre Homage To A Queen: The Story of Ines’ de Castro The elaborately carved sarcophagus shown above belongs to an ancient Queen. Her given name was Ines’ de Castro, and she lived in Coimbra, Portugal. But her story is as bizarre as anything you’ll ever read. She wasn’t always allowed to slumber so peacefully as […]
… damned if you do and damned if you don’t! The phrase above is used to say that you cannot escape being criticized, whatever you do. This is the story of my life in my early days of being wife, mother, factory worker, cashier, member of the Women’s Army Corps, and how it all came about. 1968, Me and the Vietnam War […]
Photo Courtesy of Judy Schweitzer I’ve always loved Minestrone. The word is Italian and describes itself perfectly: “thick soup.” I like it as an appetizer when it’s the traditional lighter vegetable soup. If I want it for a full meal, I like to add little meat balls to it which makes it more hearty. So […]
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Judy Schweitzer Bitter Tears by Johnny Cash In the 1970s, Johnny Cash’s interest and compassion for the stories of the American Indian (as they were called in that era) grew, as the public became more aware of an activist group known as AIM ( American Indian Movement). Johnny recorded an album […]
Photo Credit Easy Three-Corn Casserole This recipe is not your usual corn casserole recipe, because it contains corn in three different forms. Not only that, but it also gives you options for other ingredients you might want to add, depending on what your taste buds are yearning for on that day. The first time I […]
In The Beginning There Was Francis… Francis Albert Sinatra, born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement in Hoboken, New Jersey, would grow up to be a force to be reckoned with in America’s music industry. No one knew that yet and his birth certainly didn’t signify that kind of success. He weighed […]
