LIVERMORE FALLS — Happy New Year from Treat Memorial Library! Currently, our programming is on Facebook. Since this is the time of year to look for indoor activities, we have a new online program for January- Cabin Fever Crafts every Thursday at 4 p.m! Break out of boredom, get creative ideas, and try something new […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the December 20 service the congregation was welcome in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited.  The hymns that were sung was “Angels We Have Heard on High”, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, and “Joy […]

Christmas cookies make their appearance every December. I wouldn’t be thinking about Christmas cookies in June but you never know. Since this style of cookie is so popular at this time of year I decided to research its origin so I could explain the importance of Christmas cookies to my grandson. The first cookie cutters […]

NO. LIVERMORE — The North Livermore Baptist Church December 12, service was online this week because of the snow storm that came over the weekend. Pastor Bonnie Higgins pre-taped the sermon just in case in-person services were cancelled. The sermon title was “Have You Found True Peace?”, using the scriptures from Isaiah 9:6-7 and Mark […]

During this holiday season it’s good to have a go to recipe that is easily put together and yet makes an impact. Whether you are two for dessert or more, a pecan pie is always delicious! Pecans were cultivated along the southern Mississippi border and are famously referred to as New Orleans pecan. The term for […]

As I sit here reflecting on the first of the eight nights of Hanukkah, I am amazed that this year the starting and ending dates eluded me. By the time this column hits the printer, Hanukkah will be nearly over! However, as Hanukkah is a celebration of light, and the world can always use more […]

Our Dec. 6 service was online this week because of the snow storm that came over the weekend. Pastor Bonnie Higgins pre-taped the sermon just in case in-person services were cancelled. The sermon title was “Have You Found True Peace?”, using the scriptures from Isaiah 9:6-7 and Mark 1:4-8. Pastor Bonnie began the sermon with […]

In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown asks Lucy what she wants for Christmas. She responds, “Real Estate.” As an adult, I understand this response as a sad commentary on Christmas commercialism. Looking back at summer, I guess I intuitively knew what was down the road and that this Christmas my heart would thrive on […]

Winter is here and the chill is on! Evening walks, even here in California, can be cold  (we think it’s cold at 50 degrees, we are weather wimps!) That being said, we “feel” cold and what better solution to a chill than a hot liquid upon arrival from that walk? EGG NOG! The tried and […]

The COVID pandemic has put an intriguing veil over our recent Thanksgiving festivities, but no more than has been over the rest of the year. Our son and daughter and her girls are here. We have been crazy busy baking, and in that regard, it has been blessedly normal. The nine-year-old asked if we had […]