The Christmas carol proves a ubiquitous staple of the holiday season, stretching through time and across cultures. Although many contemporary Christmas pay homage to the Nativity of Jesus Christ, carols were originally anthems of pagan worship. Sung most notably during the celebration of the winter solstice, carols accompanied ritual dances around ceremonial arrangements of stone; […]
Monthly Archives: December 2019
What happens when we laugh? Our face and other muscles stretch, our blood pressure goes up in a good way, and we breath faster sending more oxygen throughout our body. William Fry, a pioneer in laughter research, says it took him ten minutes using a rowing machine to increase his heart rate to the […]
Apples have been around forever it seems and they are still grown worldwide. Trees can be started from seed or grafting onto rootstocks. They have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe. History credits Alexander the Great with finding dwarfed apples in 328 BCE. European colonists brought apples to North America in […]