Thinking about upcoming Mothers' Day, I was trying to remember some of the traditions from long ago.  What came to mind were old time traditions, not necessarily associated with Mothers' Day per se, but things that most mothers did on a regular basis.  For instance,...

EASTER. What a loaded word!! One can conjure up a thousand images: bunnies, eggs, flowers, crosses, sacrificial lambs, etc.  None of these reflect the true meaning of the day. Thousands of years ago, a simple "fisher of men" took the world by storm with a new concept...

Getting back to the "Old School" basics - Manners!!! Sitting in my car the other day in the parking lot, waiting for the rain to lessen, I saw a "little old lady" exit the store.  She was pushing a grocery cart loaded with so many items which, I believe, must have...