A vintage advertisement for Rawleigh products, recently posted on Facebook by Big Island naturalist Terry Sprague, was a poignant reminder of the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. In the ...
The Chapel at Glenwood Cemetery will be closed to the public, and its stained glass windows were removed last week for preservation and temporary storage after the discovery of structural deficiencies ...
The enjoyment of life’s simple pleasures has become much more complicated today. I was reminded of this unhappy turn of events while planning an autumn display of pumpkins and gourds on my deck.
The original message in a bottle bore no resemblance to the poignant love letters penned by actor, Kevin Costner, in the movie of the same name. Instead, it was the brief note written by my mother and ...
My egg-cellent adventure began at the Loyalist Humane Society (LHS), a cat shelter where it would seem highly unlikely to discover a chicken. However, a beautiful hen named Chickie had found her way ...
While some people have made a point of eating no animal products for whatever reason they prefer, replacing the missing protein with lentils – such as beans and peas – more and more big businesses ...
The air always seemed charged with excitement, when fall arrived on The Commons (Hill Street). The endless days of summer were over and there was a bustle of activity as preparations were made for the ...
It is rare to receive a card in the mail, today, for electronic greetings are now the favoured way of marking birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions. I was reminded of the passing of ...