When a young German princess by the name of Charlotte left Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1761 and came to England to marry King George, she brought with her many of the customs that she had practiced as a child, including the setting up of a yew branch in the house at Christmas. But as England’s new monarch, Queen [...]
Last year, I painted a Christmas tree or scene each day during the month of December. It was my way of evoking the Christmas spirit and celebrating the birth of Jesus. Do you know when the tradition of decorating trees for Christmas was born? Me either, so I looked it up. It had its origins on [...]
For several weeks now, I’ve been collecting heartfelt wishes. In fact, you may recall that I brought back hundreds of them from my trip to Merrillville, Indiana. During the talk I gave to the student body of Merrillville High School on Leoma Lovegrove Day, I handed out hundreds of hand-painted paper hearts and invited the students and faculty [...]
