Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: On February 4th, 1813, Jane Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra: Your letter was truly welcome, and I am much

Dear Friends, Tangents: Groundhog’s Day: On February 2, feisty Punxsutawney Phil gets hauled out of his Pennsylvania home to see if he can

Dear Friends, Tangents: PRIME NUMBERS: 1 BILLION: People worldwide who moved from rural areas to cities between 2000 and 2014. 6.9: Percentage growth rate

Dear Friends, Tangents: February: the month of purification among the ancient Romans (Latin februum, purgation.) The Dutch used to call the month Spokkelmaand, vegetation month. 

Dear Friends, Tangents: On Jan. 29, 1963, poet Robert Frost died in Boston. Memorized when we were children: Dust of Snow      Robert Frost The

Dear Friends, Tangents: The List: Five unusual claims to fame                                        -Elsa Court, Financial Times  The British wet-weather record was set by Eallabus in 1923.