No peeling, pitting, slicing or dicing. Blueberries just need a rinse and they’re recipe ready or easy to munch by the handful. July is officially…
Our family is below average, and likely to stay that way—at least in the area of hot dog consumption. We come no where near eating…
It’s my younger brother Gordon’s birthday, and although our roots are in Finland we’ve been called Irish twins due to our birthdates just 14 months…
June is National Accordion Awareness Month, and if you’re asking why this musical instrument needs an awareness month, you’ve just answered your own question. And…
It’s a good thing St. Urho didn’t have Twitter, or we may not be celebrating his heroic act each March 16. St. Urho, of course,…
Just about everyone from the Detroit area has memories of growing up with Vernors—sipping it warm to soothe an upset stomach, or as an ice…
President Andrew Jackson added the 26th star to Old Glory on January 26, 1837, when he granted Michigan statehood. But the designation didn’t come easy,…
This is one of my favorite posts to update each year, and I was excited to learn of something special launching in 2026. Keep reading….
Bone chilling cold. Gusty winds. Snowfall. When the weather outside is frightfull, it’s mojakka time! Mojakka (say MOY-ah-kah) is our Finnglish (Finnish-English) word for beef…
In 1978 when Norm and Dorothy Snyder opened their tiny greeting card shop in Warsaw, Indiana, they never dreamed it would evolve into a tourist…
