May Day goes back to Roman Times as a festival of flowers in honor of the Goddess Flora with offerings of flowers, dancing, ringing bells etc. The May Pole was erected the night before when the men would strip down a birch tree and plant it on the ground. Long ribbons were tied to the…
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VALENTINE’S COOKIES!!
by Lorene Patterson •
First a little history about Valentine’s Day…. Did you know that Valentine’s Day has been around since the year 496! Well it has. One saying goes that Emperor Claudius II banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Priest Valentine felt this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in…
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I Can Have My Cake and Eat It Too!
by Selena Freeland •
FRESH APPLE CAKE I discovered this recipe after buying my first Bundt pan a few years back. It was apple season in Ohio and I had a overflowing basket of freshly picked apples from the orchard we visited each fall. It was always a treat to make homemade applesauce, but I never ventured any further…
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Delicious Pumpkin Cookies
by Selena Freeland •
Fall is right around the corner! While I love being here in Tanglewood and sunny Florida, I have to admit I am going to miss fall in Ohio and watching the colors change. I’ll also admit I don’t like what follows fall up north so that’s why I am here. A few things about these…