Tough Talks

As we gather with family around the table next week, it’s a good time to give thanks for the people who brought us to adulthood, whether they be parents or guardians—and to check on how we might care for them as they cared for us. For my part, I was blessed with a mom and […]

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Holiday Sides

Some part of my Saturday is usually spent watchng the PBS cooking shows. My favorite time of year is autumn and every year there are more and more intriguing recipes to try. One of my favorite fall dishes to make is pasta with butternut squash. Just roast the squash until tender, mash with butter and

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Pumpkin Patch Success

Although the Pumpkin Patch Party has ended for this year, the euphoria hasn’t. I just thought it was appropriate to share with you how a community can come together and have fun, despite of all the negative things we hear in the news every day. This event was, pardon the baseball pun, a homerun. This

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Plot Thickens…

For Ezekiel Hand, a Cumberland County mariner who had just captained an expedition to the West Indies aboard the schooner Charming Nancy, Christmas 1772 must have been a welcome relief from the previous weeks. According to Elena Darling’s research for an article in a 1950 issue of the Vineland Historical Magazine, Hand and his crew

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Some Holiday Magic

One of the best ways to celebrate the holidays is to browse the Christmas markets and join in with the festive traditions different countries have to offer. These five Christmas markets are some of the most magical spots to celebrate the festive season, so start planning your holiday travel now: 1. Dresden, Germany (pictured): Dresden’s

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Reader’s Treat

Available Now… …on Lulu as well as Amazon and other major booksellers. For updates on book signings, visit marytreat.com. * * * Readers flock to read the works of accomplished novelist Barbara Kingsolver; I especially enjoy those with an environmental component. Often her protagonist has naturalist leanings. In 2018, when it was announced that she

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