by billyzh | Mar 21, 2011 | Entertaining, History, Holidays
If you’re a musician, have been a music student, or had music classes in school, you may remember humming or singing, “Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns…” or better yet, you were doing the number system as you sang, “3,2,1….3,2,1” (the numbers used instead of the...
by billyzh | Mar 18, 2011 | Holidays, Spirituality, Travel
“Spring is here…” Those were the opening words from one of the tunes I used to sing back in the day. That “Day” was when I was the front girl for a 17-piece stage band. I loved my days with “the boys”. Those guys were incredible...
by billyzh | Mar 13, 2011 | Family, Holidays
Are you Green or Orange this St. Patty’s Day? When we see or think of St. Patrick’s Day, we think green. We wear green. We eat green things. Perhaps that’s due, in large part, to the fact that Green was the color of the Flag for Irish Catholics. But did you know that...
by billyzh | Mar 9, 2011 | Holidays, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I will never forget one particular day while routinely tuning in the evening news, I caught a glimpse of a U.S. Senator who was being interviewed. What wasn’t routine was the black smudge on his forehead that I kept inadvertently trying to wipe off my TV screen....
by billyzh | Mar 7, 2011 | History, Holidays
Are you one of the few people who know that there really is a Pancake Day? Maybe too, you’re one of those that is looking forward to eating King Cake this week. Meanwhile, others of you are worrying about what you’ll give up for Lent. There’s quite a...
