Cheryl E Preston
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Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Folklore About An Early Morning Frost and Sunshine
What happens on frosty mornings? Early morning frostis an enigma. You find it on Winter mornings, glistening on the ground and on trees is a beautiful sight to behold. Sometimes it appears in spring and may harm crops that have been planted.
By Cheryl E Preston28 days ago in FYI
Saying Unalive does not change the fact that someone has died. Content Warning.
Unalive is now used instead of saying someone died. This baffles me because I have been dealing with people dying since kindergarten. I don't understand where the fear of one of the most natural occurrences on earth comes from.
By Cheryl E Preston29 days ago in FYI
The Andy Griffith Show: Howard McNear hid a secret in plain sight
Floyd Lawson was a beloved character Howard McNear began portraying Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show in 1960, taking over for Walter Baldwin. The actor first appeared in the season one episode, A Stranger in Town.
By Cheryl E Preston29 days ago in Geeks
Lapis Lazuli: The Power Stone in Heaven and Earth
Lapis Lazuli leads to controversy Lapis Lazuli is considered a powerful healing stone and is listed in the Bible with other gemstones. Some theorize based on the Book of Enoch that fallen angels gave man forbidden knowledge, but I don't know if the use of gemstones is included.
By Cheryl E Preston30 days ago in FYI
Unexplained Mystery: The Disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion
Fascinated with the fog They say fact is stranger than fiction, and I agree. I read about this fantastic mystery of disappearing soldiers in the hub Top 10 Unexplained Mysteries by Rui Carreira. The Roman Ninth Legion were 5000 men who disappeared into the fog, never returning.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in History
Kevin Costner Presents The First Christmas Challenges Tradition With History
As I watched Kevin Costner Presents the First Christmas, I noticed that throughout most of the presentation there were scenes that contradict what many people hold near and dear about the December 25 holiday.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in Geeks
Pet Insurance and Wellness Plan Cover different expenses
Pet insurance or a Wellness Plan? I found out today that Pet Insurance and Wellness Plans are not the same. My cat Maxine died last week, but we have to continue paying her Wellness Plan premiums for six more months because we are under contract. I had thought we could cancel it now that she has departed this life, but there would be a $500.00 penalty.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in Petlife
Old Fashioned Hard Christmas Candy: The origin is not known
Hard Candy Christmas During the 1960s, everyone's grandma or aunt had a glass dish bowl or a metal tin with Old Fashioned Hard Christmas Candy. My great-grandmother and great-aunt both had these mixed-flavor candies every holiday season. The image above proves a picture is worth a thousand words and elicits fond memories.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in History
The Prayer of Jabez is not a get-rich-quick scheme
The prayer of Jabez worked only for Jabez I was watching an episode of The Waltons where Elizabeth (Kami Coulter) called her pig Jabez. I had not thought of this name in decades. In 2000, Bruce Wilkerson published the book The Prayer of Jabez Breaking Through to the Blessed Life, which became an international bestseller and at one point the largest-selling book in America.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in History
Dive Bars: How the 200 year-old tradition originated
Dive Bar: A once popular tradition The term “Dive bar” brings to mind various images, depending on what you have seen or heard. Many used to call this type of establishment a “hole in the wall,” or nip joint, where, using the terminology of the day, the riff-raff would hang out to drink, gamble, and find prostitutes.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a month ago in History
