By Robert Reed If you love me as I love you, Then you will be my sweetheart true. – verse from fancy, heart-shaped 19th century Valentine. Giving valentines to those dear to us has been a practice for centuries but it was the Victorians that made them so wonderfully fancy. During the 17th century both men and women […]
February Anniversaries February 1 National Freedom Day (1865) February 2 Groundhog Day February 4 George Washington elected first President (1789) February 4 Founding the USO (1941) February 12 Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday February 14 Valentine’s Day February 21 President’s Day February 22 George Washington’s Birthday “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in […]
Dear Jon and Peg, Congratulations on 50 years of publishing the Mountain States Collector! I’ve been reading it that long. My late parents and I are antiques dealers and have enjoyed the newsy articles, ads, calendar and steadfast monthly publications. I worked with Jon on several CEA local association papers way back to the late 1970s including the JCEA Insight […]
By Sandy Dale Again, it is February. Sometimes cold, sometimes sunny, sometimes icy, sometimes snowy. It’s Colorado, right? Don’t like it today? Could be worse tomorrow, or unseasonably warm. The “holidays” have come and gone, we’ve finally got the decorations taken down and put away. (Okay, some of us really like the lights and are pokey about taking them down.) […]
On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s groundhog extraordinaire, will again stick his head out of his den. The nation awaits his verdict. Groundhog Day is said to have its origins in ancient weather lore where the prognosticator was often a badger or a sacred bear. In the United States, its origin is said to come from a Pennsylvania German custom. […]
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