by billyzh | Feb 16, 2010 | History, Holidays, Spirituality, Travel
Well, today is Mardi Gras. French for “Fat Tuesday”. This day, before Ash Wednesday, is known for the huge celebration that occurs before the 40-day period known to many faithful followers of the church as LENT. If you aren’t familiar with Lent, it is the period...
by billyzh | Feb 15, 2010 | History, Holidays, Politics
As the brand new Congress (originally meeting in the city of New York) argued vehemently over what exactly to call their nation’s new leader, tempers flared. Having just suffered to a great extent, life and limb, for freedom from Imperial government, the thought...
by billyzh | Feb 9, 2010 | Dating, Holidays, Not-Yet-Married
Well, ’tis the season. This is the week that all good people are encouraged, no, let’s face it, expected, to focus on the following: -Cards -Chocolate -Flowers -Hearts -Sentiment -Perhaps Dinner Out -Perhaps a Gift It all depends on who is in our lives as...
by billyzh | Feb 2, 2010 | History, Holidays, Pets
I remember one of the first first times I saw mustard and pickle relish in my potato salad. “Certainly,” I thought, “someone got this wrong”. In our family, the recipe that’s been handed down from my Pennsylvania Dutch Great-Grandmother,...
by billyzh | Jan 28, 2010 | Entertaining, History, Holidays, Spirituality
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 that King Cake in a few weeks. Meanwhile, others of you are worrying about what you’ll give up for Lent this spring....
by billyzh | Jan 6, 2010 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
“Everything this family does centers around food!” my uncle declared with a laugh. As he motioned with his arms to show our party of 15 seated at long tables taking up the entire center of the restaurant. That wasn’t really much of an...
