Posts Tagged Eloise

  • January - The Start of a New Year January – The Start of a New Year

    By Eloise Graham January is named for the Roman god, Janus. Janus was the pagan god of doorways and gates. He had two faces: one that looked back over the city, the past; and one that looked ahead to the outside to see what was coming. Maybe it is from the Roman civilization that the current civ...

  • September - A Grand Month September – A Grand Month

    By Eloise Graham How many of you have heard of Marian McQuade? How many of you have heard of Grandparents Day? How many of you celebrate Grandparents Day? Well, thank Marian McQuade. Marian was born in West Virginia in 1917. Married to a coal miner, she and her husband raised 15 children. In...

  • August 2013 August 2013

    By Eloise Graham Are you aware of any special “Day” in August? Let’s play a game. I’ll name the day, you think of the month. Here goes: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fools Day, (hope you didn’t miss that one!)...

  • Love... Love…

    By Eloise Graham PUBLISHER’S CORNER A couple of months ago, a friend asked me why I didn’t write an article about love after 50. I pondered that for some time. What is love after 50? Well, what is love before 50? More pondering… What is love? “Love” is a word we probably use ever...

  • April – The Month for Diamonds April – The Month for Diamonds

    By Eloise Graham Some diamonds are a girls best friend… other diamonds are a guys! The birthstone for April is the diamond. Opening day for baseball is in April. Therefore, April must be the month for diamonds. April also boasts of many other important events. To start with, April 1 is ...

  • Happy New Year –It’s January! - PUBLISHER’S CORNER Happy New Year –It’s January! – PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham January, a new beginning to a new year. As time marches on, I have been pondering the beginning of the new year… new beginnings. Isn’t “new beginnings” an oxymoron? Have you ever heard of “old beginnings?” But, I digress - back to new beginnings. Just what com...

  • January – A New Month for a New Year January – A New Month for a New Year

    By Eloise Graham January is named for the Roman god, Janus (pronounced JAYN-us) – the god of beginnings and transitions. He is also referred to as the god or protector of doors and gateways. He is a two-faced god, because he looks to the past and to the future. I found it interesting to learn ...

  • November - Veterans, Elections and Thanksgiving November – Veterans, Elections and Thanksgiving

    By Eloise Graham Veteran’s Day On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then called "the Great War." The following year, November 11 became known as “Armistice Day.” Many states ...

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