“Itwas one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade” Charles Dickens Put the patio cushions out or bring them in? That’s the March question. As soon as I put them out, the rain...
It’s our annual LOVE Album this month – lots of wonderful photos were submitted and one lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a $100 gift certificate at The Beet plus a gift certificate for handcrafted bread from Italivi Bakery. February is such a beautiful...
You are holding in your hands the first issue of Cloverdale Connect for 2025. In just a few months, we will be celebrating our fifth year of publishing the paper and I cannot express strongly enough my gratitude for the support we have received from our community. At...
I spent some time the last week visiting with my 3-year-old grandson out of state. He told me all about Santa and “kissmuss”. He also got his holidays mixed up a bit as he said he would either be a policeman for “kissmuss” or a dinosaur. Whatever he decides, I can’t...
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! Pumpkin latte, pumpkin spice, pumpkin pie! I went to the store and got some of those cute little pumpkins and some of those knobby skinned different colored pumpkins and I put some at the front of the house by the garage door and some...
And just like that, the Pink Ladies are up, football season has begun, the kids are back in school and Fall is in the air. I can remember when I was little and anticipating Christmas. My mother taught us to gauge the time by how many Sunday newspapers there were until...