By Mary Ellen Shaw I was listening to “The John Tesh Radio Show” recently and one of his topics was phrases that were used “back in the day.” When I heard some of them I realized that I still use […]
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Old fashioned hobbies
By Mary Ellen Shaw We pretty much know that in this day and age “screen time” takes up a good portion of a person’s day…even in their spare time. But how did people spend their free time back in yesteryear? […]
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Looking at ads from 100 years ago
By Mary Ellen Shaw When the Rutland Historical Society calendar for 2022 arrived I took a look at each month and was taken back in time to 100 years ago. From January to December there were pictures of ads for […]
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Starting to seek out seeds
By Mary Ellen Shaw Just in case you aren’t an enthusiast of snow covered ground, let’s look ahead this week to spending time in the garden. When the second half of January arrives my thoughts turn to playing in the […]
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Remembering ‘feel-good’ writers
By Mary Ellen Shaw With the challenges that Covid has brought into our lives it makes many of us look for “feel good moments” in our day. At times we need to replace negative thoughts with positive ones and how […]
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New Year’s resolutions of yesteryear
By Mary Ellen Shaw Well, it’s almost time to make New Year’s resolutions. I was curious to know how the tradition started so my research began. I was surprised to learn how long that tradition has been around. I wondered […]
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Skiing experiences over the years
By Mary Ellen Shaw If you are a skier or snowboarder you must be excited that the time has come to do what you love! However, just because we live in this beautiful state doesn’t mean that we all love […]
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Wishes of yesteryear
By Mary Ellen Shaw A friend sent me an email recently that takes a look at what we wished for when we were younger and how those wishes are perceived today. Let me share some of them with you. If […]
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November can be dreary!
By Mary Ellen Shaw The older you get the less likely you are to look forward to November! I swear the sole purpose of that month is to concentrate on Thanksgiving and some early Christmas shopping. When your status is […]
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Halloweens of yesteryear
By Mary Ellen Shaw Halloween was always a fun time back in the ’50s. For many of us kids the holiday got a head start when our parents brought us to one of the local farms to pick out a […]