Before he was either a saint or a holiday, Valentine was a Christian priest martyred in the third century. Some legends say he was executed for defying an edict against conducting marriages for Roman soldiers whom the emperor believed would fight better without family ties....
[caption id="attachment_36807" align="alignright" width="200"] Rosemerry wishing everyone a Happy New Year[/caption] Traditions for the transition into the New Year abound. In many cultures, fireworks are a symbol of light in the new year. While they are restricted in Iceland the rest of the year, on New...
You may want to, ahem, duck the whole thing – or you can toast Thanksgiving as Turkey Day. But what's implied by the name of the celebration is more than consumption. It's gratitude. According to a recent article in Time magazine, "being thankful is strongly linked with...
Editor's note: Mother's Day is a celebration honoring moms and motherhood in general, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly on a specific day in March or May. My...
Editor's note: "A Gift for You My Heart Would Bring" is one of many love poems written by a woman who is clearly in love with life, loved and loving. The poem is part of a series Telluride Inside...
Editor's note: Did you know that that Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day? We continue with our series of poems for Valentine's Day with another poem by Art Goodtimes and...
Editor's note: Cynics insist Valentine’s Day is the day men atone for their ignorance by buying sweethearts toasters and scant silky undergarments and women make desperate attempts to put the magic back into relationships by swooning over professional basketball. The rest of the world, however,...
Editor's note. No matter how darn organized you are, likely there is at least one person on your Christmas shopping list who has stopped you dead in your (very tired by now) tracks. Or some stocking that is not stuffed full enough. Google "last minute...
Editor’s note: The seasonal significance of the winter solstice, also described as "the longest night", "the shortest day" or "the first day of winter," is the gradual lengthening of days and shortening of nights. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is the time at...
Editor’s note: Almost all of us have been following the aftermath of the massacre in a Connecticut school. Newtown is our town. Their kids, our kids. The following is a response from our favorite Wordwoman, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, whose poetry, including her latest book, #13,...
