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The Grapevine: Joy in Home-Grown Tomatoes, Basil

Posted on August 12, 2021

The weatherman is certainly giving us a variety of weather. I must confess I am enjoying it all. A few hot...

The Grapevine: Reasons to Treasure Grandparents

Posted on August 05, 2021

Since the pandemic I have been faithful about attending mass through EWTN on television. I have been to chu...

The Grapevine: Celebration Set for Cancer Survivors; Event Featuring Man who Beat Pancreatic Cancer

Posted on July 29, 2021

It is that time of year when, once again, I will be hosting the Cancer Survivor Dinner. Last year I started this...

The Grapevine: A July Garden Recipe and What to do from Cooking to Sharing with Your Grown Bounty

Posted on July 22, 2021

July certainly heralds in the beginning of the harvest of our gardens. What we started as little seeds has blossomed...

The Grapevine: A Message from Mother to Daughter on Her Retirement - Looking at Leslie Queen Pruitt

Posted on July 15, 2021

A short story from a mother to her daughter on February 13, 1966, when a little girl was born into this crazy world in...

The Grapevine: Mother Daughter Tea Event a Success

Posted on July 01, 2021

The Young Progressive Women's Association presented their annual Spring Mother Daughter Tea on Saturday, June 26 at no...

The Grapevine: My Sons, Now Fathers, Stepped up to Assist with their Mother During Time of Father's Day

Posted on June 24, 2021

With all that is going on in my life I neglected to write a column on Father’s Day. So first a belated Happy Fat...

The Grapevine: Normalcy Returning as Events Such as Summer Kickoff, Shakespeare and More Return

Posted on June 17, 2021

For those of us who have suffered being confined and following quarantine restrictions, this past week certainly gave...

The Grapevine: The Beauty of Growing Zucchini in the Garden and a Recipe for the Italian Dish Tiella

Posted on June 10, 2021

The month of June has arrived in all its glory. It is so beautiful to see the trees heavy with the green foliage...

The Grapevine: Recalling Members of Family Serving their Country as Memorial Day 2021 Comes to End

Posted on June 03, 2021

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row That mark our place....... ...

The Grapevine: Emergency Surgery, Local Donation to Area Food Pantry, and Plenty of Signs of Summer

Posted on May 27, 2021

This past week the Progressive Women's Association received a donation to add to their list of beneficiaries for...

The Grapevine: Recalling a Religious Tradition from My Youth that was Reinstated at Local Church

Posted on May 20, 2021

About 75 years ago, approximately 50 kids who were six or seven gathered at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, wh...

The Grapevine: Political Event Open to the Public and a Long List of Restaurants, Meals with Loved Ones

Posted on May 13, 2021

It will not be long until a lot of the local cities will be having their municipal elections to select candidates who will...

The Grapevine: The Scourge of Addiction, Hello May, a Fabulous Area Eatery and the Death of Two Friends

Posted on May 06, 2021

While on the subject of addiction (from last week’s blog), I thought I would go one step further and discuss the...

The Grapevine: A Difficult, but Necessary Blog to Write that Hopefully will Lead to Happy Family Ending

Posted on April 29, 2021

Last week I reported that the Grapevine was coming from Richmond, Virginia. I did not mean to be evasive but my intention...

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