Making mayo and more for 132 years
When you stroll by the C.F. Sauer plant at 2000 West Broad Street — or even wait at the stoplight with the car windows down — your nose tingles. A pungent whiff of pepper or sweet scent of vanilla might waft by. “The aroma emanating from the building varies depending on what is being produced that day,” said C.F. Sauer’s marketing director, Erin Hatcher. Since 1887, the C.F. ... READ MORE
Summer fiction by prolific older authors
The Bibliophile Open a book to while away the long, warm days ahead. This summer, become engrossed in a fictional tale expertly devised and creatively concocted by these veteran authors. The Fox, by Frederick Forsyth, 304 pages, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Frederick Forsyth is a bestselling British author and octogenarian who has entertained readers for decades. His first thriller was... READ MORE
Quindlen’s wild world of grandparenting
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting, by Anna Quindlen, 176 pages, Random House “Write what you know.” Few follow that advice better than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Anna Quindlen, who recently discovered the joys, and challenges, of grandparenthood. There are two tenets of “Nanaville,” writes Quindlen, which she characterizes as “a state of mind, a place I wound up... READ MORE
A refreshing, sunny “Singin’ in the Rain”
NextStop Theatre Company in Herndon, Virginia, is putting a fun spin on the musical comedy Singin’ in the Rain, now through June 23. Because the 1952 film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds is such a beloved classic, live theaters might shy away from producing the musical. Not NextStop, whose actors and productions have been nominated for — and have recently won... READ MORE
Mother and daughter artists share exhibit
Baltimore sculptor, printmaker, performance artist, bead-worker and jewelry maker Joyce J. Scott, 70, said one of the greatest influences on her art was her mother, quilter Elizabeth Talford Scott, who died in 2011 at age 95. Some of the younger Scott’s work is currently being displayed next to her mother’s in a new exhibition, “Hitching Their Dreams to Untamed Stars,” which... READ MORE
New book helps women find true selves
When you were eight years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? A fireman, a baseball player, a zookeeper? Later in life, those unrealistic childhood ambitions can become valuable, according to Columbia career coach Janet Ruck, author of You Anew: A Guide for the Woman Who Is Ready to Create Her Best Life, published in May. “If you wanted to be a ballerina and you’re 70... READ MORE
Gold Star families get guidebook for grief
On Memorial Day, most Americans will fire up the grill, invite their neighbors over for picnics or attend a Main Street parade. But for families who have lost an adult child during military service, Memorial Day can be a piercing reminder of loss — as painful as their loved one’s birthday or anniversary of their death. “The very images that are symbols of our country are very... READ MORE
Native bees are important pollinators
What’s the buzz about pollinators? Pollination is a symbiotic relationship between an animal pollinator and a flowering plant. The pollinator receives a nectar or pollen reward and, at the same time, inadvertently transfers pollen from flower to flower or, in some plants, within the flower from the male stamen to the female stigma. Bees, who spend most of their lives collecting pollen, ... READ MORE
Fashion reflects personality for all ages
In the fashion world, the only constant is change. As society and popular culture evolve, so do our garments. Regardless of what styles have been in vogue throughout history, one thing remains the same: fashion is a high priority in American society, both for teenagers and older adults. First, let’s clarify the difference between “fashion” and “style.” While the two words... READ MORE
