Spring is upon us! And you never know what kind of weather you will get in Michigan during the spring, especially during the month of March. It may come in like a lion and go out like a lamb – or vice versa. You may see a snow or ice storm but there are also plenty of sunny and warm days to enjoy. You might even notice sturdy, yellow daffodils popping up through the snow.
When life gets busy, sometimes the most travel you can fit in is a vacation in your own town. With school and work schedules filling up, we recently decided to catch a little adventure, rest and relaxation close to home.
Now is the best time to find a variety of citrus in stores – more unusual types than are typically available during the rest of the year. Try blood oranges, tart pomelos and several varieties of tangerines, all offering superfruit vitamin benefits that help us stay healthy this time of year.
Of all the National (fill in the blank) Weeks we celebrate, only one runs two whole weeks. Go on, take a stab at it. What do you think it might be?
Hello, February! Let’s add some excitement and spice up the gray days ahead with a bold pop of color!
When I was in grade school, my classes participated in Valentine’s Day card swaps. My classmates and I decorated small paper bags (or boxes) with red hearts, cupids with arrows and more festive symbols of the holiday. We placed the open bag or box at the end of our desks, and on Valentine’s Day, the students walked around the room dropping their special little cards into each decorative container.
Many economists forecast a recession in 2023. The Federal Reserve does not forecast a recession but forecasts tepid economic growth, with the economy growing at only 0.5%, and slowing job growth. Inflation was at a 40-year high in 2022 but job growth was strong. What will 2023 bring?
As we are firmly in the New Year, there is no better time to reassess our current savings plan and how a clear understanding of goals will help guide us to financial comfort. It isn’t “news” that we are living in a different time right now – everyone who has a voice in the financial world is banging the recession drum and telling everyone to stop making large purchases. With unemployment levels still historically low, we aren’t exactly sure what the next year will hold for us; but we know that we can create a savings plan that will help ease our minds and make us feel as though we are achieving some financial goals.
In February of 1909, a group of prominent African Americans including W. E. B. Du Bois, Archibald Grimke, Mary Church Terrel, and Ida B. Wells met in New York with White progressives Henry Moskovitz, Mary White Ovington, William English Walling and Oswald Garrison Villard, with the goal of creating an organization to champion equal rights, eliminate racial prejudice and advance voting rights, education, employment and legal justice for colored citizens. The effort was made as a response to continued unfair treatment and segregation of the African American population and was in part a result of the 1908 Springfield race riot when a white mob burned down 40 Black homes in the area and murdered two Black citizens.
People often ask me, “what is your favorite place you’ve been to?” This really is a silly question, because “favorite” has a tendency to change based on who you are there with and the purpose of your trip.
Serve this dessert as a decadent ending to your special Valentine’s dinner, whatever it may be … and wait for a sweet reward!
