Fully Vaccinated Hug Parties Are Trending And I Want Invited
One of the things I missed the most, during the pandemic, was hugging. Everybody knows that I m a hugger. If you are my good friend, someone I ve known forever, or even someone I have just met for the first time, I WILL hug you. Well, that is, before COVID-19 took over our lives and kept us apart for over a year.
It just makes me feel good to hug. Even though some people (all my radio husbands: Jon, Dave, and Ryan) act like they don t like my hugs, I always hug them anyway. When social distancing became a new norm, it hurt my heart. Since I use hugging as a greeting, I felt awkward and weird just standing there not knowing what to do. What was really hard was not hugging my dad, my two older kids, my granddaughter to close family and friends. It was so hard.
For this week s edition of Be MY Guest, we asked a couple of ladies from Holly s House here in Evansville to come in tell us about their new prevention program developed for preschool students. We were joined by Kristine Cordts, the Executive Director of Holly s House, and by Crystal Sisson, their Director of Prevention.
What Is Holly s House?
Before we go any further, I think it s important to remind you of what Holly s House is - it s a non-residential child and adult victim advocacy center. Our mission is to empower victims of intimate crime and abuse by providing support, promoting justice, and preventing violence. Our vision is to be a leader in preventing intimate crime and supporting victims and their families while bringing awareness to the community.
Free Rooftop Concert Series Coming to Downtown Evansville
I m not sure about you, but I am missing live music something fierce! There s nothing like the rush you get at a concert watching your favorite band perform, and singing along to your favorite songs. While I m not sure when we ll be able to go to full scale concerts again (although with the vaccine rollout, and social distancing guidelines loosening, I m hoping we ll be seeing concerts again sooner, rather than later), there s some great opportunities to see some great live music here locally on a much smaller scale, which is safer for the time being.
How To Cook Delicious Morel Mushrooms
You know when it s springtime in the midwest, it s also time for mushroom hunting. In the Tristate, Morel mushrooms are a favorite season delicacy. Weekends, and sometimes early mornings are spent hunting the forest floor for the delicious fungi.
They are just beginning to pop up all over in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. The hunting season for us starts in April and, if you live more north, until June. This weekend, I had family members photos on social media displaying their spoils. My cousin took her granddaughter out for the first time. We all grew up mushroom hunting. My grandma s Hollar was the best place to find mushrooms. If you ve never been before, you may not understand the whole morel mushroom craze.
April 7th was National Walking Day, and to celebrate Evansville Police Department does what they do best, they got out into the community and went for a walk. When on the walk they spotted something interesting though, a batch of sun tea being brewed.
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I had never heard of sun tea before and when I watched the video, if I had seen that jar I m not sure I would have known what it was. Sun tea as it turns out is tea, that s brewed in the sun instead of in boiling water. Interesting right? According to SimplyRecipes.com all you need is a glass container, tea bags, and a sunny day to make the tea. They say many like to make sun tea for something different as it s more mellow and brings out the different flavors from the different tea leaves as opposed to boiling the tea leaves. If you want to make your own batch, SimplyRecipes.comhas the rundown, here.