June 22, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment A Special Labor Day Message… Hard work—it’s one of our basic American values, the price we pay to get ahead, to capture the American Dream of a better life. But do our young people really have a … Continue Reading about Beware of Bumptious Fritterers! → […]
September 18, 2014 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment “Battling the Armyworm for 100 Years” Last Saturday we were sitting around a fire pit in a friend’s yard, roasting marshmallows for s’mores, when the subject of lawns came up. Our friend said he … Continue Reading about Battling the Armyworm for 100 Years → Filed […]
June 22, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment A Special Labor Day Message… Hard work—it’s one of our basic American values, the price we pay to get ahead, to capture the American Dream of a better life. But do our young people really have a … Continue Reading about Beware of Bumptious Fritterers! → […]
“Battling the Armyworm for 100 Years” Last Saturday we were sitting around a fire pit in a friend’s yard, roasting marshmallows for s’mores, when the subject of lawns came up. Our friend said he … Continue Reading about Battling the Armyworm for 100 Years → Now my husband George, who has a much (much!!!) better […]
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September 25, 2014 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment With elections coming, there is a lot of talk about the women’s vote and how to secure it. One party claims that the other party is waging a war on women and that women had better vote with them or … Continue Reading about Suffering from […]
October 3, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us … Continue Reading about Granny Rhoda: She Can Bring Home the Bacon and Fry It Up in a Pan […]
October 3, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us … Continue Reading about Granny Rhoda: She Can Bring Home the Bacon and Fry It Up in a Pan […]
September 11, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment We can all remember exactly what we were doing when we heard—and saw—the horrendous events that occurred 16+ years ago today. Those events are burned into our collective psyche as we reflect back on … Continue Reading about Reflections on 9/11: Timeless, Inevitable Questions about War […]
September 12, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Boys’ Page for October: “When You Are Lost in the Woods” The Youth’s Companion October 1, 1914, p. 512 Few persons become lost in the woods when the sun is shining; but on a cloudy day, or in a … Continue Reading about When You Are […]
October 2, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Most of us are familiar with the term “grandfathered in” that indicates an exemption from some new rule or law that has been enacted. Merriam-Webster defines the grandfather clause: “Law: a part of a … Continue Reading about Who’s your gran-daddy? The Origin of the Grandfather […]
September 17, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country? Do you think of art, classical music, ballet, and literature? Or do you think about food, hip-hop … Continue Reading about What do you mean, Culture? → […]
June 21, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Times are tough. We’re facing a lot of important issues in the United States and instead of thoughtful, serious discussions, many political leaders and commentators on television have resorted to … Continue Reading about Civil Conversation: Finding Common Ground → Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, […]
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