Category Archives: Hobbies & General Interest

What inventions have had the biggest impact on your day-to-day life?

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Stella

Repeating this post from a couple of years ago. I ran across it, because I have STILL not completed my StoryWorth book (I extended the subscription)! Anyway, I think the subject is very interesting. Here is what I wrote in … Continue reading →

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Pączki Day (Detroit’s Mardi Gras) aka Fat Tuesday

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Stella

Pączki are a tradition in Detroit and other midwestern cities, one that I indulged in for many years. I intended to just keep them as a memory, but I broke down and bought some. Lemon and Bavarian cream. It’s Pączki … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions 2025

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Stella

Should you, or shouldn’t you? Make resolutions, that is.

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Southeast Michigan’s Premier Event – 2024 Woodward Dream Cruise

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Stella

Today is the 29th annual Woodward Dream Cruise, billed as the world’s largest classic car event.  It takes place in my back yard. Well, to be exact, it’s about 1/2 a block away from my front yard! More than a … Continue reading →

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History of May Day – pagan Spring rituals and Communist Workers Unite!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Stella

May 1 is a very popular day! When I hear the words “May Day”, I think of May poles, flowers and little girls in white dresses with crowns of flowers on their heads. Someone else I know says it reminds … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame fire anniversary: Cathedral restoration nears completion

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Stella

See Video below the fold! National Catholic Register Despite the disaster, except for the main altar, all the works of art in the cathedral and the reliquary containing the crown of thorns were rescued and safely stored in different places. … Continue reading →

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Fast-Growing Food Options | Growing food to feed your family

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Stella

Czarina reminds us this morning that it is National Gardening Day. This video is an old one, published during the pandemic, but it has some good information. One of my favorite YouTube channels. It’s Spring, and time to think about … Continue reading →

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The Great Eclipse – Your Live Reports & Comments!

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Stella
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Eclipse Of The Century – Late to the party?

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Stella

Have you just realized that the Event Of The Year (so far) is tomorrow? While you have been gardening/spring cleaning, it seems that everyone else has prepared for the Big Event. Now you want to see it too, but don’t … Continue reading →

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Caution: The Solar Eclipse

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Stella

Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The duration of totality will be up to 4 minutes and 27 seconds, almost double that of The Great American Eclipse … Continue reading →

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