To The Manner Born

Thanksgiving's arriving late this year has put me off my game. We've a number of holiday traditions to squeeze into smaller space, s...

Mislaid during our moves, the stars aligned in time to help me locate my stash of John Julius Norwich's Christmas Crackers in time fo...

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geeks of doom photo Since I hadn't visited Chuck in a while I knew that you hadn't either.  As busy a he is writing, directin...

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Mystery readers are a strange lot. The rules for writing mystery novels were codified in 1928 since then few successful writers have ve...

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Most ancient societies created a calendar.  Organizing future events was nearly impossible without one.  When the king called up his wise...

Xmas vrs. Chanukah from Feld Thoughts Now, if anyone asks you what the difference is between Xmas and Chanukah, you will know what and ...

The Dedication  Now the Maccabees returned to Jerusalem to liberate it. They entered the Temple and cleared it of the idols placed the...

For 1000 years Scotland has observed the feast of St. Andrew,the patron saint of Scotland. Celebrations kick off Scotland's winter fe...

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First Blessing over the lighting of the candle... Blessed are you O L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through His ...

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours. Toad and Mrs. T

First Blessing over the lighting of the candle... Blessed are you O L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us through His ...

Today would be Teddy Roosevelt's birthday. The greatest showman of Roosevelt's time was Mark Twain. Twain hated TR, and took an...

Nordstrom's Holiday gift to mankind

Are you a dog walker living in an area where Jack Frost nips at your nose, or is there one on your holiday gift list? If so have I a sug...

Those who remember that fateful weekend will recall that John John's father was buried on his son's 3rd birthday.  That had got t...