Stephanie

The countdown is on: in just a couple of weeks, we’ll be frantically baking pies, cramming birds into ovens, and feverishly trying to remember how to make gravy from drippings. When pre-meal craziness is at its peak, keep your little guests busy (and out of the kitchen) with one of these fun Thanksgiving-themed books, and you’ll have one less thing to worry about. Now, how do you make a roux, again? The Night Before Thanksgiving This charming picture book is a T-day twist on “The Night Before Christmas,” with a story told in verse and cute, cartoony illustrations depicting the [...]

Veterans Day started out as Armistice Day, first declared on Nov. 11, 1918, when the fighting in World War I ceased (the war officially ended in June 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles). It was originally created to honor WWI veterans, but by 1954, after a second world war and the Korean War, the day was renamed Veterans Day and expanded to honor all U.S. veterans for their service. (Some veterans feel that the focus should have remained on world peace.) Whatever your opinion may be on war — and the global conflicts we’re currently involved in [...]