Sunday, May 25, 2014

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The view from the Woodhull family side of the bay, looking toward the Strong family homestead where messages were passed by hanging pettic...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

A Covertible 'Pinkalicious' Lemonade Stand

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This summer I made a lemonade stand. I teach an art class and learned from some of the girls about a children's book character calle...
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Our 'Uncle' is From Troy, New York

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This was really meant to be a Fourth of July post but since that date has passed, I thought this might work just as well given the political...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Daily Suse is Back With a Super-Easy Summer Harvest Side Dish: A Recipe That Won't Corn-swoggle You

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It's been almost 10 months since my last blog post. Lots of reasons, no excuses, but 'The Daily Suse' that I started back in Jul...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Thanksgiving Facts To Chew On; Bearing Beer on the Mayflower; Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin Mix It Up Over the Turkey

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The First Thanksgiving by Jennie Brownscombe. This weekend, while visiting our son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren in Dedham, Mass., ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Etiquette For Social Situations: Who Goes First in a Revolving Door and the Lost Art of Other Gentlemanly Gestures

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Last night my husband and I were in Manhattan for dinner with another couple. As we were entering the hotel where the dinner was to be held,...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Sistine Chapel Opened 499 Years Ago Today; 'The Divine One' Was The Original Renaissance Man; Contemplating the Cadavers

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499 years ago on November 1st, 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, was ...