The city of Independence is unique in many ways. Having the U.N. Peace Plaza & Fountain near Lexington Avenue and River Boulevard is certainly one of them. U.N. headquarters in New York City is the only other city in the entire world that has a statue dedicated to the U.N.
When the first 5-year-old stamped his feet and said no to grape jelly on his peanut butter sandwich and instead got PB with strawberry preserves – a classic – I’m sure it was a breakthrough and the heavens rumbled.
Why would a state representative propose legislation that would only apply to Blue Springs?
I remember the day so well. The wind was blowing through our hair; we were laughing and laughing, when suddenly the wheel made a jarring motion and Crash! the bike went down.
The Pentagon’s military advisers were against having an official New York ticker tape parade for Iraq war veterans similar to the one they held for their Super Bowl Champions, because our troops were still in Afghanistan. The mayor agreed and acquiesced.
Elementary schools expect a lot from parents. I don’t mean making sure our kids are in the building on time, well fed with a nice breakfast, turn in homework with at least a slight display of effort, and attend all their programs.
That’s the easy stuff. I’m talking about plants.
So tell me what’s bothering you?
I can’t find my inner whats-its.
We have long heard many references made about the “baby boomer” generation. Well, to say they have come of age is certainly not an exaggeration.
I felt very cheated this year regarding spring – like, did we really have one. Seems like many of our spring days were as hot as summer, now that it is May, we are finally getting some cooler days and evenings. It has been heavenly and very welcome weather when trying to get some gardening done before summer really hits. Another chore it gave us time to take care of is cleaning the winter bird feeders and getting out the hummingbird feeders.
