by perrello | Apr 2, 2024 | Family Life
On April 8, American camera buffs and those interested in all things celestial won’t have to cross an ocean to experience a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse completely obscures the light of the sun, leaving just a faint visible solar corona. The...
by perrello | Apr 2, 2024 | Family Life
Alert for uncles, aunts and grandparents: If there is a five-year-old in your life, learn some knock-knock jokes. Parents will no doubt have already noticed that a good knock-knock jokes can cause a five-year-old to collapse in giggles. But occasional visitors can...
by perrello | Feb 28, 2024 | Family Life
The story of how St. Patrick’s Day became a global celebration is as curious as how Patrick himself became Ireland’s foremost saint. The man who would become St. Patrick was a 5th century Roman-British Christian missionary. What we know about him comes...
by perrello | Feb 28, 2024 | Family Life
You can make the kids’ Easter baskets more meaningful with an Easter egg time capsule. Have each child write a short note to themselves — you can help young children write theirs. Next year, they get a plastic egg in their Easter basket that holds this...
by perrello | Feb 1, 2024 | Family Life
Don’t put this down the garbage disposal Frustrating clogs and costly repairs — that’s what you’ll get if you try to put the wrong things down your garbage disposal. Here are some of them: 1. Grease and oil: Fat can solidify and clog your...
by perrello | Feb 1, 2024 | Family Life
Black bean chili, a hearty winter dinner Dispel the myth. Chili is not a native Mexican dish and bears little resemblance to cuisine from the South American country Chile. Most early references referred to “chili con carne” or meat stew. Some legends trace...
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