Growing up in the early 1970’s. my parents and I made an annual pilgrimage “south” a couple weeks before Christmas day, weather permitting. We weren’t […]
Month: December 2019
Dropping In For The New Year
or, what goes up must come down. Revelers first gathered in Time Square on New Year’s Eve in 1904 thanks to Adolph Ochs, owner of The New […]
Legend of the Bayberry Candle
In homes throughout the Coal Region, flames flicker on bayberry candles both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. This generations old tradition stems from the […]
Super Easy 2-Ingredient Fudge
If you find yourself looking for a quick gift, a last-minute contribution to a pot luck, or a need to satisfy your sweet tooth, this […]
German (Froebel) Stars
Every year when the time comes to decorate the Christmas tree, unwrapping each ornament brings back fond (and sometimes melancholy) memories of special people, places, […]
Bobalky
A traditional food on the Christmas eve meal table in many Slovak families are little pieces of sweet bread known as bobaľky (bo-ball-kee). Boblaky is often […]