The 1st Annual Spay-ghetti Dinner Animal lovers and “foodies” alike are invited to a scrumptious spaghetti dinner for a great cause! The Mary S. Roberts’ LIFELINE Spay/Neuter Subsidy Program provides low income pet owners the opportunity to get their cats and dogs spayed or neutered at a very low cost. The more pets that are…
On our Nation’s 234th birthday, Tara and I gathered a wonderful group of friends (for the 13th year in a row) and set out at 6:00 a.m. from my “Wood Streets” home to deliver approximately 2,000 American flags! Each of us grabbed a few bundles of flags, set out to different sections of the neighborhood, and carefully placed…
Summer travelers just can’t get a break. First, the airlines slap on surcharges for the season, and now the U.S. State Department is raising passport fees and imposing a new fee for extra visa pages. The new passport prices take effect next week, on July 13, 2010. So you’ll save money by applying or renewing…
So many times, we take for granted all of the wonderful places and things to do in the cities where we live. Today, my friend Suzie encouraged me to wake earlier than usual and head out for a 5-mile walk along the City of Riverside’s historic Victoria Avenue. This 4-mile-long botanical and scenic parkway, which was…
Tara and I hope you had a memorable Father’s Day yesterday, whether you were able to spend time with, or think about, your own father. We took our father to the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach for some fun in the sun. Our day consisted of a picnic on the cliffs overlooking the gorgeous Pacific Ocean, a nap…
The shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the 17th century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the…
New Year’s Eve is here! Have you thought about how wonderful 2010 can be for your family, friends, and strangers? Resolutions are a New Year’s tradition. Start a realistic list and make at least one promise with a loved one to do something out of the ordinary. FAMILY RESOLUTIONS: Agree to disagree. Learn to cooperate…
Fifty-five years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued America’s first Veterans Day Proclamation. In it, President Eisenhower called on all Americans to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to…
Twenty years ago, the people from Energizer Batteries and the nation’s firefighters came up with an idea that likely has saved thousands of homes and perhaps as many lives! The idea connected two unrelated activities: changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time and changing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. It’s a sad…
Here’s an excerpt from “The Grinch Who Stole Halloween”: Everyone in Boo-ville liked Halloween a lot… But the Grinch in the cave, certainly did NOT! The Grinch hated Halloween! The whole Halloween season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his childhood just didn’t go right. It could…
We have included a LOST AND FOUND page under the ABOUT tab on our website. We will continue to remind people in our newsletter (The Chit Chat) that we will post any lost or found item so a happy reunion can be arranged with the proper owner, whether the item be a pet, a baseball glove, a bicycle, or a…
Hard to believe we are over a month into the new year of 2009 already! Time flies when you’re having fun, working, and raising children. We hope your New Year has started off well and continues to be wonderful! Valentine’s Day is an occasion celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In…
