TASTES: Mothers loved everywhere around the globe

In the United States, the second Sunday in May has been an official holiday since 1914. However, honoring mom is done around the world in various traditions. I became aware of this when my daughter, who lives in Scotland, told me she was celebrating Mother’s Day in March.

Taste of the town: From gum to Georgetown, 1848 was a very good year

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican–American War, Wisconsin became a state, Zachary Taylor was elected president and the Seneca Falls Convention became the first women’s rights convention. It was also the year Williamson County and Georgetown were created.

Tastes of the Town: It’s Cadbury Egg season

Happy Easter! The hunt is on and it’s the one time when putting all your eggs in one basket is okay. Good things come in small chocolate packages, and Cadbury Eggs are in season.

Tastes of the Town: Kombucha: It’s Alive!

Occasionally my husband prepares a fermented drink from living organisms and our kitchen takes on the look of a mad scientist’s lab. SCOBY, Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast, is the living culture. This host is fed tea and sugar and fermentation produces an effervescent kombucha drink.

Tastes of the Town: Lulu’s Pie Shoppe is ready for business

Lulu’s Pie Shoppe is bringing pie and more to the Square in Georgetown. “Our menu will grow, but the heart of our business will stay the same, pie,” said Lisa Franke, who goes by Lulu. “I didn’t come from a family that baked, but my mother-inlaw made cookies every year.

Enjoy the taste of Ethiopian cuisine

Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa is the continent’s oldest independent country. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy during World War II, it has never been colonized. The country is home of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Christian denominations.

Happy Lunar New Year

Cultural diversity brings fun celebrations for all. The Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among the Chinese community.  In China, Lunar New Year lasts 15 days from the new moon to the next full moon. In 2023, celebrations begin January 22 and end February 5.

A New Braunfels day trip

Our first day trip of 2023 was to New Braunfels in Central Texas, between Austin and San Antonio. The town was established in 1845 by a German Prince who named it after Braunfels, his German hometown.

A day for three kings

January 6 is the Christian Feast of the Epiphany. It is celebrated in Ireland as Little Christmas and in some Latin countries it is known as Three Kings Day. In England it is called Twelfth Night because it comes twelve days after the birth of Jesus.

Enjoy your freedom’s eve celebrations this year

On New Year’s Eve, many African Americans attend church for Watch Night Service. The night of prayer, commemoration and celebration ends at midnight with the new year.  Watch Night Service is a Christian tradition that began in the Czech Republic and was adopted by congregations around the world.