Hello winter! Okay, not officially for another week but wow, this wind is brutally cold. Then again, this time last year we got a big enough snow storm to miss school and work. I wouldn’t mind a snow day but I’m really not ready for the white stuff quite yet. There are only 11 days […]
Everyone has one—that person on your holiday list who already has the latest gadgets, read the most recent books, or shops the fashion trends before anyone else; that person who always needs the receipt to return a gift because he already has it. She not only bought the perfect gift for herself, but she bought […]
Good morning! I’m getting the vibe that a lot of us are busy. Are you in the throes of party season? Work parties, friends’ and colleagues’… the invitations really pile up and we are lucky to have such a problem. This weekend I was reminded of the jillions of “Sensible Eating During the Holidays” articles that appear […]
In last week’s episode, we heard about Albert Grant: Builder, architect, and Civil War hero. Grant had given up his work in Wisconsin in order to enlist as a Captain in the Union army, and had fought throughout the war. Today, we will see how his life continued after the war.
‘Tis the season to be busy…holiday shopping, decorations, parties with friends and families. I know my weekends are busy during the month of December, but fortunately there are some breaks to catch my breath and actually enjoy the season. Capitol Hill is filled with festive diversions this coming weekend—there are plenty of opportunities to jump […]