Why I look forward to Christmas
Playing Santa Claus is one of Jack Mayfield’s favorite things to do during the holidays. This week in Oxford Living, the historian takes a break from Oxford’s history to tell us why having a long white beard makes for the perfect Santa Claus. (December 17, 2010, Page 3B)
Friendship is a sheltering tree
Columnist Joanne Wilkinson shares her memories of a good friend and reminds us all how important our friends are to us — in good times and not-so-good times. (December 17, 2010, Page 3B)
Networking online can make a solitary hobby more social
While normally a solitary hobby, the best part of knitting is often the socialization that can be found in knitting circles. Knitting enthusiast Buffy Choinski writes about using the Internet to find fellow knitters in Oxford Living’s new knitting column. (December 17, 2010, Page 2B)
Ford Center officials hope to make display annual event
Four gingerbread houses have been on display at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts since Dec. 1 for the center’s first Gingerbread House Village that ran in conjunction with the holiday performance of Synergy Brass Quintet’s “Gingerbread and Brass” program that ran on Dec. 4. (December 17, 2010, Page 1B)
Embracing the world, one trip at a time
Robert Leddy, who retired to Oxford from Canada two years ago, is about a dozen countries shy of his goal of visiting 100 countries. Leddy discusses his world travels with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (December 16, 2010, Page 3A)
Whatever happened to Indiana Jones?
Local columnist Ryan Miller remembers days of playing Indiana Jones and using imagination and sticks to create fun before the big technology boom.
Walk down memory lane with him in today’s Oxford EAGLE. (December 10, 2010, Page 1B)
Tours give art enthusiasts a look behind the scenes
When art lovers browse through art galleries, they delight in seeing the finished product of the artist. Rarely, however, are they able to catch a glimpse of where the masterpiece started.
Recently, several local artists of varying mediums opened the doors to their studios and invited the public in to share their work in the place where it was created. (December 10, 2010, Page 1B)
Yankees invade Oxford during Christmas 1862
Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield writes this week about the invasion of Oxford by Union forces just before Christmas in 1862. (December 10, 2010, Page 2B)
The hunting glories of quail seasons gone by
Local attorney Charles Walker was an avid quail hunter before the region’s bird population virtually disappeared. He still enjoys working with the line of Llewellin setters he’s bred and trained since the late 1960s. Walker discusses his life as a quail hunter with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (December 9, 2010, Page 3)
Kulfi- Traditional Indian Ice Cream
Cooking Columnist Malar Gandhi shares her secret Kulfi recipe and tells the history of the frozen treat in this week’s Eating Well. (December 8, 2010, Page 7)
