Delaware Pool Summers in Tonawanda, NY

Delaware Pool Summers in Tonawanda, NY

It was a near daily pilgrimage in the 60’s. Walk down Findlay Avenue to Vicksburg, turn left and walk the two short blocks to Ted’s. Turn right on Sheridan. Past the Animal Clinic with its cat skeleton in the window.  Across the railroad tracks. I...
The World’s Oldest Face Cream

The World’s Oldest Face Cream

This little tin pot is 2,000 years old. The lid still bears the fingermarks of the person who last used it. The World’s Oldest Face Cream Archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest face cream in 2003 when they excavated a Roman temple on the banks of the...
The Crazy World of Bingo at St. Amelia’s

The Crazy World of Bingo at St. Amelia’s

I grew up in Tonawanda, NY, the oldest of nine children, in a good Catholic family. (That’s code for no birth control)  Like most other mothers at that time, my mom stayed home with the kids while my Dad worked at Hooker Chemical on Grand Island as a research chemist....
Crystal Beach Amusement Park

Crystal Beach Amusement Park

Just the name of Crystal Beach brings back a flood of memories. Crystal Beach Amusement Park, Canada As a young girl growing up in Tonawanda, NY, going to Crystal Beach Amusement Park was always a red letter day. The anticipation started as you counted down the weeks...
Mel Gibson, Blue Paint, and Woad

Mel Gibson, Blue Paint, and Woad

What do Mel Gibson, blue paint, and woad have in common? Read on! Who could forget Mel’s gorgeous blue eyes in Braveheart? Or the battle scenes with the warriors and their blue-painted faces? Historically, that blue paint would have come from woad, a plant used for...
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