MEMORIAL DAY was first observed on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the…
Over the years, our doors have been open and crossed by people of all races, orientations, and denominations. We have always done our very best to help each one of them, and did a pretty good job which earned us our highly regarded reputation. The two big holidays for April are EASTER and PASSOVER. We’ve…
There was a computer glitch during Saint Patrick’s Day preventing our posting this entry. Here it is anyway because it’s got some great TIPS: The legend goes that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland, and the land and people were  finally free of them. We could easily say we need St. Patrick…