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Let It Snow!

By Gabriel Cruden / December 5, 2025 /

Every year, about mid-November, when you start to see naked trees and feel that certain something in the air, do you say to yourself, “Man, I can’t wait for it…

They Paved Paradise and Put up a Dentist’s Office

By Gabriel Cruden / October 31, 2025 /

There’s a meme going around Facebook that says: “You know you’re old when you drive around and say, ‘I remember when all this was forest.’” As if I needed yet…

He Ain‘t Heavy, He’s My Brother

By Gabriel Cruden / October 3, 2025 /

By Amy McGarry When I was a child in the early ‘70s, my family had a vast collection of vinyl record albums and 45s. I was taught from a young…

Cherishing My List of Lasts

By Gabriel Cruden / August 29, 2025 /

Remember when you were a kid and time seemed to go by so slowly? You felt like you were nine years old in the third grade forever. You were always…

Down the Rabbit Hole to Find the Easter Bunny And Other Confusing Easter Traditions

By Gabriel Cruden / April 1, 2025 /

By Amy McGarry Going down the rabbit hole refers to getting deeply involved in something, often something complex or confusing. That’s an apt description of me looking into why Easter…

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Ireland

By Gabriel Cruden / March 1, 2025 /

by Amy McGarry With a last name like McGarry, it makes sense that I have always embraced all things Irish. As a child, though I didn’t know why, I wished…

The Surprising History of New Year’s Resolutions

By Gabriel Cruden / January 1, 2025 /

by Amy McGarry It’s that time of year. New year, new beginnings. A fresh start. Resolutions to do better, be better. It seems like everyone makes New Year’s resolutions. I…

Tinsel of Christmas Past and Other Old School Decorations

By Gabriel Cruden / December 1, 2024 /

  By Amy McGarry It’s that time again! Even before Thanksgiving, in some stores, right after Halloween, the aisles are filled with a plethora of Christmas decorations. Some of you…

Graduation as a Rite of Passage

By Gabriel Cruden / July 1, 2024 /

The year was 1987. The season was spring, the season of graduations. We had rehearsals. Girls chose boys to walk with. We sent out invitations. As I collected my cap…

In Honor of Father’s Day: A Tribute to my Dad

By Gabriel Cruden / June 15, 2024 /

I am the youngest of six sisters and one brother, all significantly older than me. Yes, I can hear the collective “oops” from you, readers. The benefit to having much…