Pastime: Dishware back in the day, service stations, grocery stores or ‘Green Stamps’

Pastime: Dishware back in the day, service stations, grocery stores or ‘Green Stamps’

Here is a Pastime from my childhood of families like mine collecting everyday dishware sets at local service stations, grocery stores or with the amassing of those coveted “green stamps.” I can recall when the Gulf Station gave away Ironstone – a name brand dishware set for faithful patrons at its stations. If you, for…

Pastime: Thanksgiving memories built around the same dish, prepared differently

Pastime: Thanksgiving memories built around the same dish, prepared differently

Thursday is Thanksgiving. At least that’s what the calendar tells me. More of this predication to being thankful  later. Right now it is all about the main dish of that yearly holiday meal and I’m not writing about turkey. I am having a pastime about two strong women and how differently they prepared what my…

Pastime: The Homecoming Week activities included parade, floats, and fun…

Pastime: The Homecoming Week activities included parade, floats, and fun…

As football season progresses, the recent court of Homecoming at Warren High School was announced. And this Pastime leads us back to the Homecoming festivities of yesteryear. Oh the weeks leading to football Homecoming was indeed a social, school and community activity that still lives on as a pastime to cherish. First there was the…