Meet Little Sister Grace, the November Little of the Month. Grace is a 16-year-old from Bernville who loves art and animation. She wants to go…
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Following is an account of the first Thanksgiving as recorded by a very punny Pilgrim writer: It was early morning of the great feast. Pilgrim…
I’m on the fence about using a guest towel in someone else’s home. I only mention this because my sister-in-law, one of our daughters and…
Someone once said, “With age comes wisdom.” Then someone else immediately said, “Yeah, but sometimes age comes alone.” My experience is that with age comes…
Nine months ago, my brother retired. If you want to get technical, he went to lunch and never went back. Now he is launching a…
I wouldn’t consider myself an antiques collector, but there are certain things that I tend to accumulate. Old instruments seem to find their way into…
Given the option — and social acceptability — the husband would wear his favorite shirt every day of the year. The favorite shirt is a…
It’s hard to be humble, but in fourth grade I was named Class Poet. Once a week, students could read a poem they had written…
The turquoise backpack with flowers and a pink owl is jammed full with long-sleeved shirts, jammies, socks, underwear, a unicorn stuffie and one slightly used…
We’ve been encountering confusion with people names and dog names lately. Some of the grands have a new puppy named Emmie. That’s cute. But when…
Reading children have a new place to splash and play. The newly expanded City Park playground and splash pad were officially opened Wednesday morning. Some…
Only in these days of AI (artificial intelligence) can you create a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece while seated at an Italian restaurant between the time…
My phone is listening. Yours is, too, but you probably knew that. My PC monitors my every move. I’m constantly chased through cyberspace by products,…
We witnessed the passing of the drums last weekend. It was a momentous occasion, and not just because they were passed down from the attic…
Most kids like at least a mildly scary book from time to time. When there is tension, young and old alike root for the hero…
Name: Marie Anna Fioravanti Address: Shillington Age: 108 Birthday: July 13, 1914 Where born: Reading Name of spouse: Joseph Fioravanti (deceased) Occupation of spouse: Salesman Parents: Anna Kessler Heinly…