Did you know? A highlight of the United Nations’ Earth Day celebration in New York City is the ringing of the Peace Bell, a gift from Japan, at the exact moment of the vernal equinox.    Who Started Earth Day?    Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin, was determined to convince the federal government […]

By Bobbie Sweeney    In the United States, we have a tradition which is still recognized but not as widely celebrated as it was in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. Years ago, Arbor Day was given tremendous thought by schools and organizations in cities and towns across the country. It was celebrated in the […]

   The Colorado Antique Gallery is celebrating its 28th Anniversary in 2020 with a month-long sale that runs through the whole month of March. Proudly located in the City of Littleton at 5501 S. Broadway since 1992. With 285 vendors located under one 52,000 square foot roof there are hundreds of thousands of fabulous finds on sale during the month of […]

By Bobbie Sweeney    St. Patrick’s Day—a great day for the Irish in America. It is not necessary that you come from Ireland or that you are born of Irish parents—everybody suddenly becomes part of the fun-loving, hard-drinking Irish culture on this festive day.    Whatever your favorite color happens to be, it changes to green on St. Patrick’s Day. Having an […]

By Tom Cotter, Photos by Tom Cotter    Sometimes from tragedy is born beauty. Following the great Potato Famine in the 1840s, John Caldwell Bloomfield decided to help the populace on the Castle Caldwell Estate along River Erne at the village of Belleek, Northern Ireland. He had found pottery and china quality materials and identified peat, water power, and available labor […]