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The above proverb means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. The exact origins of

Valentine was a common gender-neutral name during 3rd to 6th centuries. It is of Latin origin meaning “strong and healthy”.

“Izzy! Izzy, come! Izzy, where are you? There you are! Wait a minute, what have you got? Izzy, put that

Last September, Jeff visited Born Again Quilts to inform me that Marceille had passed away a couple of months ago.

The oldest known paper doll card was printed around 1650 with two female figures and numerous dresses, headgear, hairstyles, and

Recently, Born Again Quilts acquired a very rustic quilt top circa 1920s-30s. It was the shoo-fly/monkey wrench/churn dash/hole in the

The phrase “nutty as a fruitcake” was first used in 1935 in reference to Southern bakers who loaded their fruitcakes

It had been a challenging year in our rural community. Lots of older people had passed away, leaving their spouses

Christmas was fast approaching, and as I sat in church, all I could think about was the many things I

Why do we say “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Christmas?” Most people often use the word “Happy” for the New

When former lake neighbor Susan asked me to sell the family quilts belonging to her East Coast aunt, I never

First used in print in 1749, the term, “housewife,” has been used to denote a sewing kit commonly used by

The year was 1941. There was news of the carnage in Europe and Asia, and many were grateful America was

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced recently that it will perform a concert featuring the music of Academy, Grammy, and Golden

I love autumn: hands-down my favorite time of the year. My birthday lands in mid-autumn, the trees in Indiana make

My daughter, Heather, came out of her room all bleary-eyed one morning. “What happened to you?” I asked. “My touch

The 1862 Homestead Act signed by Lincoln prior to the Civil War was an important piece of legislation about federal

October is my favorite month. In our home, it is a month-long celebration of cinnamon tea, cozy sweaters, and pumpkin

“Octo” is Latin for “eight,” this once having been the eighth month of the year in the Roman calendar. In

Recently Shelley Bergdall Rothgeb and her husband Chris Rothgeb visited Born Again Quilts. As is typical of first-time customers, they

Donna and I had barely started dating. She played in the orchestra for a musical, so I went almost every

“Showing in select theaters”—the dreaded phrase I thought had vanished in the streaming era reared its ugly head when I

A service flag or banner is one that family members of those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces can display.

For years now I’ve made it a point to attend the annual Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Show

For me, anything with Zoey Deutch is a must-see. In Not Okay, Deutch plays Danni Sanders, a struggling writer who

The month of September has three landmark days: Labor Day, Sept. 5; Patriot Day, Sept. 11; and the First Day

A few weeks ago, I had planned to meet my friend Robin who summers at the family farm near Fairmount,

The exact origin of the phrase “Got my goat” has been lost. Some sources speculate that the expression comes from

For many of us, summer means outings to the state fair and steam engine shows. But what do we know