Kristen Cooper is the new Marketing and Communications Director at the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, Maryland. This is a dream team! Kristen, with her extensive background in marketing and local publications, and her enthusiasm for promoting Baltimore and the surrounding areas.
Fifteen women met for an afternoon charter on Captain Dean’s Bay Hunter. No experience was necessary – the good captain supplied all the equipment and know-how, and took them to a spot on the Chesapeake that turned out to be a “fish”-mine. They ate, they drank, they fished and laughed, and all agreed it was a great time and want to go again. We asked for their recipes and their best tips for cooking a rockfish and got a variety of great ideas.
If you’ve been hesitant to join in a writer’s group because you feel like your writing isn’t as good as everyone else’s, or you don’t want to be embarrassed by criticism, read these amazing pieces of prose and poetry by K. P. McGee about her experiences at the Women’s Daily Post Writing Salon, with Susan Weis-Bohlen. The Salon is a nurturing place for women to feel creatively supportive and for you to finally start putting the words in your head onto paper.
Lindsay Henry is the owner and creative force behind Inklings Paperie, a Plymouth, Michigan, manufacturer of sustainably-produced greeting cards and paper goods. Her creations aren’t just typography and design on quality paper – Lindsay adds a special touch of whimsy to everything and is constantly coming up with innovative ideas for greeting cards. She’s known for introducing scratch off cards, 3-D cards, confettigrams, and cards with reusable stickers. 2020 was a really difficult and upended year for the greeting card industry, as many retail stores closed at least for months, and sadly, some permanently. But we’re catching up with Lindsay as business is looking up, and with incredibly happy news for Inklings Paperie! Chatting with Linsday Henry First, the good news! This year, Inklings Paperie received the top honor in the greeting card industry. Your card – Anything is Possible, inspired by Ruby Bridges – won the Greeting Card Association’s…
Your pile of unwanted clothing, sports equipment, arts and crafts projects, household goods, baby gear, toys, and old electronics can bring great joy to someone who really needs them. We even know a place that wants all your books! The list is certainly not a comprehensive list of every organization that will take donations in the Baltimore Metro area, but we tried to include some that you may not be familiar with.We have listed current hours, and donation policies, but COVID rules tend to cause changes, so definitely call them or check their websites and Facebook pages for the most up-to-date information on their hours of operation, and donation open hours. And if you want to donate some of your time, many of them are actively looking for volunteers. Scrap Creative Reuse Center 913 W. Barre Street, Baltimore, MD 21230Baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.orgScrap Creative Reuse Center’s mission is to divert tons of discarded,…
Giving back is one the best ways to feel connected to your community. Getting children involved in volunteering at a young age is a great way to start a lifelong commitment to giving. Here are five safe ways to volunteer — with your kids or grandkids — this month!
Change of seasons means a change in our routines. Some of the changes are really big. For those with children, the entire routine of the day and evening changes to school and fall sports schedules, and overlapping plans. Some of us even change homes and look forward to spending the colder months in a warmer climate. But routines change in smaller ways, too, that aren’t quite so obvious. We change our diets – the cold salads that got us through summer change to pots of stew and soup that warm the kitchen. Clothes change. Beauty routines change as we come in from the humidity and sun to a drier home. Cleaning and tidying changes – we are putting away the outdoor furniture and moving indoors, and the opening of school means keeping up with the clutter that schoolwork and projects bring in. So we are going to Routines and Things…
Nona Nielsen-Parker is the Production Manager at Atwater’s — known around Baltimore for their signature soups, salads and sandwiches made with ingredients from local farms. Vegan Chilled Gazpacho, Summer Corn & Chicken, Atwater’s Parmesan & Tomato…. Is your mouth watering, yet? Want the secrets to Atwater’s deliciousness? Nona dished five tips for amazing soup with us… Don’t Just Chop the Veggies. Roast all or some of the vegetables before adding them into the soup.Use Homemade Stocks. They’re easy to make and it doesn’t matter which one you use as your base: chicken, beef, vegetable, mushroom.Time Your Herbs. Add dry herbs at the beginning, fresh herbs at the end.Salting and Peppering is a Process. Salt and Pepper in each step, only add salt at the end if needed.Make in Advance. Make soups 1 or 2 days ahead. If it sits, it’s better. Nona kindly shared two delicious vegan fall soup recipes…
Do you know how Labor Day started and became a national holiday? It was started by labor unions in the late 1800s to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American workers. But in the late 1800s, conditions for American workers were deplorable – they had little to celebrate with long work weeks, poor sanitation, dangerous conditions, no job security, and low wages. One woman made a profound impact on worker’s rights in the 1930s and 40s: Frances Perkins.
The summer is ending with a challenging week. Changing to a “familiar, but not so familiar” back-to-school schedule (but it’s so wonderful to see all the posts of smiling kids in their 1st day outfits). The weather threw curves at us. And for some, September 1st means a return to offices for the first time in a year and a half. We are all totally due for a relaxing holiday weekend, and we have found the perfect accompaniment… BOOZY POPSICLES! Ice pops, made with your favorite fruits and drinks, but turned into an adult version with the added kick of your favorite alcohol. HOW TO MAKE THEM: So easy! Puree all the ingredients in a blender, except alcohol. Make sure all your fruit pieces are completely pureed; lumps of fruit will freeze into small rocks. Add the alcohol and use a funnel to pour the mixture into freezable bags. Freeze…