Like Mother’s Day, the modern American version of Father’s Day has a history that goes well beyond greeting cards. The first known Father’s Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history. The Sunday service happened because of the efforts of Grace Golden Clayton, the […]
Canaries I loved your article about your mother and the canary as well as the photo. What a huge family! How fortunate you are. The canary reminded me that my first husband and I had an orange canary. He was orange because of the food that we were told to give him. His name was Tweeter McGee and he went […]
June 18th is Father’s big once-a-year special day this year. Enjoy this verse from an Edgar Guest’s poem: Father and Son Be more than his dad Be a chum to the lad; Be part of his life, Every hour of the day; Find time to talk with him, take time to walk with him, Share in his studies and share […]
Editor’s Note On a recent trip to Wichita, Kansas, resident Pam Loyle (my co-grandmother to some pretty terrific kids) made a point of telling me how much she enjoyed my tribute to my mother in the article titled The Canary Is Singing. We started talking about local birds that we both love and for Pam the red-headed Downy woodpecker and […]
We had one correct guess. Terry Cook of Fort Morgan, Colorado tells us May’s What Is It is Mattel’s Barbie 50th Anniversary of NASCAR Collector edition. Nib Hot Wheels doll added another profession to Barbie’s ever-growing list of titles: NASCAR driver. The box features NASCAR 50th Anniversary artwork. Barbie’s lipstick is carefully picked for this set; Mattel dubbed the color […]
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