It feels like just yesterday we were talking about how Mother’s Day can be so bittersweet, and here we are, talking about Father’s Day, feeling today much like we did then. In some ways, Father’s Day is harder. Everyone knows what to do for Mother’s Day: a bouquet of flowers, maybe ...
As snow blankets the ancient Appalachian Mountains, many of the region's inhabitants come together to celebrate the holiday season, with traditions and time-honored recipes at the forefront of these festivities. The Appalachian region is well-known for its cuisine, developed from a ...
Today I want to talk about the holidays and the expectations they puts on us mamas. The holidays when family comes together to celebrate and spend quality time, but sometimes that gets lost in the busyness of the season. This year, let’s remember to slow down and enjoy it. For my ...
Small Business Saturday kicks off the holiday shopping season today with downtown’s signature celebration of small and local. Presented by First Energy Foundation, Small Business Saturday will run from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with the Holiday Hub by Breezeline offering a lounge in the Ward ...
GFWC Woman’s Club of Fairmont will host its annual Holiday House Tea and Tour from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 9. The event will coincide with Main Street Fairmont’s Feast of the Seven Fishes. Almost every room of the clubhouse will be decorated for Christmas. Cookies, tea and coffee will be ...
A fun fact for you: “Halloween” is a contraction of “Hallow Eve” or All Hallows’ Eve as we’ve sometimes heard Oct. 31 called. It’s fascinating to trace the history of Halloween from an ancient religious festival to the fun and frightening secular “holiday” we know now. ...