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Month: March 2020

Pollinators in Your Yard—how you can help

March 2, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon

We are sharing this space. It’s not just ‘our’ yard—we share with the pollinators. Reducing Chemicals or adding plants to…

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Posted in: Columns, Save the Planet Filed under: integrated pest management, pollinator decline, pollinators

Why is this a thing? Daylight Savings Time

AnnMarie Kennon

We know it’s going to happen twice every year, but we still can’t seem to grasp the time change when…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: benjamin franklin, check smoke detectors, daylight savings time, george hudson, spring ahead

Not a Day in a Life—Celebrating a Life for a Day

AnnMarie Kennon

At Cook-Walden, commemorating a person’s life is growing ever-more creative and customized; moving us away from the stereotype of the…

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Posted in: Features Filed under: celebrate life, cook walden funeral, jared king, not your grandmas funeral

Worth the Drive: Visit the Alamo

AnnMarie Kennon

While it is famous for many things, you can ask strangers nearly anywhere in the world what they know of…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: alamo, ashes of the alamo dead, last battle of the alamo, visit texas

Five Questions with “Broadway in Georgetown” Ray McLeod

AnnMarie Kennon

Raymond McLeod has been visiting Georgetown for the past three years, direct from the stage in New York City. He…

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Posted in: Columns, Five Questions Filed under: beth baker, broadway in georgetown, ray mcleod, the little mermaid

Things You Should Be Eating on St. Patrick’s Day

AnnMarie Kennon

PERFECT PRESENTATION If you slice them just right, bell peppers make nice shamrocks for your place setting. They are also a…

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Posted in: Columns, Food Filed under: corned beef hash, irish coffee, Irish favorites, irish soda bread, st patricks day food

For the Love of Upgrades

Poppy Talks

In the B-list of life’s pleasures, there are few things I enjoy more than an Upgrade. The thrill of acquiring…

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Posted in: Columns, Poppy Talks Filed under: merlin, phone upgrade, upgrade computer

Creatures Great and Small

AnnMarie Kennon

“Panthers” are not actually a species of large cat, but rather are typically either jaguars or leopards. The thing that…

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Posted in: Columns, Facts to Blow Your Mind Filed under: african honeybees, dolphins, frogs, sharks, slugs, weird facts, weird facts about animals

Centenarian at the Top of the World

AnnMarie Kennon

On February 8, Sun City’s Ernie Columbus celebrated his 100th birthday—with 99 friends and family members—at Skydive Temple. He was…

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Posted in: Columns, Parting Shots Filed under: 100 year old skydive, al blaschke, betty schleder, ernie columbus, skydive temple

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