Did You Know?
Many farewells have religious connections. Adios in Spanish and adieu in French mean “to God,” for example.
Read moreJun 3
Jun 2
Girlfriends
The word “girlfriend” first appeared in 1859, according to Merriam-Webster. It was originally just defined as female friends.
Read moreJun 1
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Today’s first Two Chums post was about true wealth. This is something I happen to know something about as I have a truly wonderful chum! She is one who is most wealthy of heart and soul, and generous beyond words. Of course this would be our dear chum Jackie, whose birthday we are celebrating today. Jackie brings joy with her because it is in her, everywhere she goes and any event large or small is grander when this precious lady is present. It’s her birthday but as the saying goes…she IS the present! Please help me in wishing her many, many, many, sweet memories and happy returns of the day. Happy birthday Jackie!
Jun 1
True Wealth!
As you who read Two Chums know, we love Inspiring Quotes. These ones are on the meaning of true wealth:
May 31
Wise Words – Start Now
There are times when we all wish we could go back in time and change the direction we’ve gone or a decision we’ve made or just generally have a “do over”. So when those feelings come these are some very wise words to remember:
Read moreMay 30
May 26
The Southern Belle
Word Genius furnished us with these “Southern” quotes and we knew you would absolutely love them.
Read moreMay 25
Phishing – Don’t Get Caught
If you’ve ever had your identity stolen, or your social media account hacked, then you have most likely been the victim of “phishing” (pronounced fishing)
Read moreMay 24
Table Manners!
According to Maureen MacKay, a Florida-based etiquette expert has a bone to pick when it comes to many Americans’ eating habits.
Read moreMay 23
May 20
Cheese, Glorious Cheese!
One of humanity’s oldest culinary creations, cheese has been around for nearly 4,000 years and comes in more than 1,800 varieties. Here’s a sampler platter of facts about everybody’s favorite dairy product.
Read moreMay 19
I Love You More
Most of us have heard the conversational exchange that begins: I love you.
Read moreMay 18
May 17
Savvy Secret -Summers Coming
Before you know it summer will be here. In a few weeks it will be time to break out the sandals from your closet. But will your feet be ready?
Read moreMay 16
In Switzerland, Never One!
The Swiss are known for their historic commitment to neutrality, but they’ve taken a firm stand on one of the most important issues of our time: guinea pigs.
Read moreMay 13
She Was The First
Do you know who this woman is? Neither did we. But she has the distinction of being the first at doing something. Can you guess what that is?
Read moreMay 12
A Toast to The Queen
The life of Queen Elizabeth II is remarkable in more ways than one. Born on April 21 in 1926, she is the longest-reigning British monarch in history. She is also the fourth-longest reigning monarch of all time, having taken the throne almost 70 years ago. And few would bet against her reign becoming the longest ever — a record currently held by Louis XIV, the Sun King, who reigned in France for 72 years and 110 days – but you never know!
Read moreMay 11
Disney (Did Not) Say!
Who would have thought that a mouse on a steamboat could lead to an entertainment empire that spans the globe?
Read moreMay 10
Celebrate!
Sometimes life is hard. Things can be tough for all of us at one time or another, and sometimes, for long stretches it feels like you just can’t catch a break. So when you have a reason to celebrate…CELEBRATE!!!! And when you don’t have a reason….find one!
Read moreMay 9
Chums’ Choices
We received this rather wonderful note from one of our chums which we felt we should share:
Read moreMay 6
May 5
Marshmallows?
We are coming up to summer when roasting marshmallows is a favorite thing to do!
Read moreMay 4
Success?
What is success?
Depending on who you ask, success can manifest itself in a number of ways: an oversized bank account, hundreds of thousands of social media followers, or a resume full of accolades and accomplishments. It can also look like a healthy relationship, a stable family life, or finally kicking a harmful habit.
Read moreMay 3
Savvy Secret – Bracelets
Some people call great and helpful tips “life hacks”…your Two Chums call them “Savvy Secrets”. If you’ve ever struggled to put a bracket on one handed and then do up the clasp, we have a terrific Savvy Secret for you today!
Read moreMay 2
Start Fresh
It’s the beginning of May and the start of a new week. Let’s get off to a good start with some very good words of wisdom 🙂
Read moreApr 29
Apr 28
Keep Playing
Many people make the assumption that it is because we get old that we stop playing.
Read moreApr 27
More “Did You Knows”!
Maybe you’ve seen flocks of birds flying overhead to mark the changing of seasons or read about salmon fighting upstream to return to their birthplaces, but exactly how do these animals navigate in the midst of long distances and shifting geological conditions?
Read moreApr 26
Apr 25
Chinese Take Out Boxes!
In the U.S., plenty of Chinese restaurant fare feature produce that doesn’t grow in China, such as broccoli. Thus it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that Americans also took liberties with how Chinese food is packaged.
Read moreApr 22
The Incredible Edible Egg
There are so many varied and delicious ways to enjoy this amazing super food. One of our favorites ways to eat an egg, a classic preparation, is to poach it. Why then, does this seem so intimidating to so many people?
]Read moreApr 21
Historic Quotes from the State of the Union
These ten quotes are from various Presidents and we find them all very interesting.
Read moreApr 20
Savvy Secret to Relax
With busy lives and hectic schedules, relaxing and de-stressing is something most of us don’t do often enough. We have a Savvy Secret to help you with that today.
Read moreApr 19
An Encouraging Word
All of us need hope in difficult times and most of us can do with a word of encouragement on almost any given day. Today we have an especially good one to share with you 🙂
Read moreApr 18
Did You Know?
We are often asked how you know if it is first cousin, once removed or second cousin, etc. and we found this wonderful explanation which we would like to share with you.
Read moreApr 15
The Hiding Place
And a cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
–Isaiah 32:2
Today is part of the holiest of days in both the Christian and the Jewish faiths. Today is Good Friday for Christians and the beginning of Passover for Jews. Both observances, in their own ways, revolve around the subjects of mercy and forgiveness and God’s love. “What might this have to do with the woman pictured here?”, you might well ask.
Read moreApr 14
More Words Of Wisdom
It’s one of those weeks when the Words of Wisdom just keep popping up everywhere we turn so of course we want to share them with you, our dear chums!
Read moreApr 13
Words of Wisdom – Find The Gold
None of us…not one single person alive….is all good or all bad. We all have some wonderful qualities and talents, and every one of us has faults and shortcomings. What are you looking for? The book of Proverbs in the Bible has something to say about that.
Read moreApr 12
In Honor of My Darling Dennis – ELVIS!
Oh golly ! No-one loved Elvis like Dennis A. Page!
Here are some wonderful Elvis quotes!
Read moreApr 11
Words of Yesteryear!
These words spoken by many in the years gone by certainly bring a smile to one’s face!
Read moreApr 8
Apr 7
Apr 6
Words Of Wisdom – Special Occasions
We all have things in the realm of our possessions that we tell ourselves are saved for those special times that are out of the ordinary…treasured items we save for special occasions. These words of wisdom we came across today change all that.
Read moreApr 5
Apr 4
The Measure of Success
Today, in reflecting on what it is to have a life well lived, and pondering what the true measure of “success” for any person may be, these wise words from Ralph Waldo Emerson ring particularly true.
Read moreApr 1
Coincidences!
In their 1989 paper “Methods for Studying Coincidences,” math professors Persi Diaconis and Frederick Mosteller defined a coincidence as a “surprising concurrence of events, perceived as meaningfully related, with no apparent causal connection.”
Read moreMar 31
Savvy Secrets-How Does Your Garden Grow
It’s Spring. Time to tend the garden. Nothing is better in Spring than the blooms that pop up and adorn the garden or flowering house plants like beautiful decorations. Feeding those plants is crucial. But expensive commercial fertilizers aren’t necessary.
Read moreMar 30
Emily Dickinson Quotes
Emily Dickinson is considered one of the greatest American poets of all time, famous not only for her singularly brilliant and innovative poetry, but also for her mysterious habits, reclusive tendencies, and morbid fascination with death.
Read moreMar 29
A Word From Meryl Streep
After all, it is Oscar week so why not quote our much-loved grand dame of the cinema?
Read moreMar 28
Happy Monday
Yes…there are problems a plenty. Yes…there is still the remains of a pandemic. Yes…Ukraine and her people are in the midst of an attack. Yes…if you watched the Academy Awards last night you saw Will Smith get out of his seat and punch Chris Rock in the face on live TV. And Yes…there is more than enough trouble in the world. BUT….
Read moreMar 25
Word of Wisdom – Fashion
Ladies, in case you are shopping for clothes any time soon we found some very wise advice from the very celebrated fashion designer of films and Hollywood stars, Edith Head.
Read moreMar 24
It Wasn’t Always Whistler’s Mother!
A sidetracked teenager changed the course of art history when she skipped an 1871 portrait-sitting.
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Mar 22
Stay Encouraged!
There is no doubt that the name William Shakespeare is known to most people and his writings revered!
Read moreMar 21
Chums Choices – Toaster Bags
This item we share with you today just might change the way you eat your lunch or make snacks for your kids, or even heat up that leftover piece of pizza for your own midnight snack.
Read moreMar 18
Mar 17
St. Patricks Day Blessing
Today happens to be St. Patricks Day which means many people will be wearing their favorite green clothing. Many will eat corned beef and cabbage and soda bread today. And a lot of Guinness will be consumed as will Irish whiskey and Bailey’s Irish Cream in celebration of St. Patrick.. But food and drink and wearing green is not all St. Patricks Day is about or even the best thing the Irish are famous for giving us.
Read moreMar 16
Mar 15
Chums Choice – Belfast
Its almost time for that most famous Irish holiday…St Patricks Day. Time to celebrate the Irish. But even if it wasn’t we would be telling you about this lovely film…Belfast.
Read moreMar 14
Mar 11
Mar 10
Savvy Secret – No Grease, No Problem
We all make mistakes when baking from time to time. You are getting ready to add the batter to the pan and the phone rings, or someone comes in the kitchen to ask a question, or the doorbell rings…you’ve been there, you get distracted and forget to grease the baking pan BEFORE you add the batter. You don’t want to take all the batter out and wash the pan and start agin but what else can you do? Today we are not just identifying a problem, we’ve got the solution!
Read moreMar 9
Use This For That
For all kinds of reasons it is necessary from time to time to make substitution of an ingredient when you are cooking. Knowing what you can use or how you can make those substitutions work can be tricky. Today we want to share a chart that will help with one common ingredient…eggs.
Read moreMar 8
Abraham Lincoln’s Quips
Abraham Lincoln experienced many hardships in his life, suffering from what in his day was known as “melancholy,” but today we would call clinical depression.
Read moreMar 7
Mar 4
Healthy No Bake Brownies
Everyone loves delicious treats. Lots of things claim to be “healthy” and some are. Many other things claim to be “tasty” and again that too is often true. But healthy AND tasty are rarely used together truthfully. Those two things (healthy and tasty) are very often mutually exclusive when it comes to treats. Not today!
Read moreMar 3
Mar 2
Wise Words – Be That Thread
We often encourage you, and ourselves as well, about the value of being kind. Today we share a quote with you that tells you why, beyond the obvious reasons to show kindness, that being kind could have such value.
Read moreMar 1
Feb 28
Feb 25
Pirates and Eye Patches?
Why, when we think of pirates, we automatically think of eye patches?
Read moreFeb 24
Words Of Wisdom From Miss Tina Turner
(Yes, you read that right….80!)
February is Black History month. We came across some “history” both in words and song that you more than likely may not have heard or seen before.
Read moreFeb 23
Did You Know – The Name of God
Whether or not you are person of faith, you may or may not know the name of God given in the Old Testament scriptures in Exodus 3. But even if you have known His name we are fairly sure this new info may enlighten you and encourage you as it has us.
Read moreFeb 22
Feb 21
Word To The Wise – Be Kind
Have you ever heard someone mispronounce a word and had a little chuckle to yourself, or a moment of perhaps feeling just a tiny bit superior because you knew the right pronunciation?
Read moreFeb 18
“Play It Again Sam”
“Despite being one of the film’s most oft-quoted lines, the words “Play it again, Sam” are never said in Casablanca.”
Read moreFeb 17
The Pink Drink
Other than their legendary coffee and coffee drinks, the most popular beverage that you can buy at Starbucks is The Pink Drink.
Read moreFeb 16
Chums Choices – Hourglass
Every girl loves a new lipstick now and again. We found a beauty!
Read moreFeb 15
Feb 14
Skating Into Valentine’s Day
Three years after Adrian Diaz popped the question to Madison Hubbell on a high cliff overlooking the romantic port city of Barcelona, the two Olympic ice dancers are looking forward to finally planning their dream wedding.
First, though, they’ll have to spend Valentine’s Day in the most awkward way imaginable: competing against each other.
Read moreFeb 11
One Savvy Secret!
You know how much your Two Chums LOVE butter! Here’s a great savvy secret!
Read moreFeb 10
Feb 9
Answers From A Skater
Mirai Nagasu, the famed figure skater, kindly answered some questions to fill us all in during the Olympics.
Read moreFeb 8
Ohhh, Ireland!
This lady, Alexis McSparren, moved spontaneously, to Ireland and here are the things that surprised her the most:
Read onFeb 7
Well Done – A Platinum Jubilee
of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Yesterday was an historic day to be sure. February 6, 2022 marked 70 years since Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, making her the longest serving monarch in English history.
Read moreFeb 4
Feb 3
Do You Know What Peruse Means?
If we asked you what the word peruse means, what would you say?
Read moreFeb 2
Deuces Are Wild!
And as if all these things were not enough to acknowledge and celebrate today there is also Chinese New Year and…
Read moreFeb 1
Jan 31
Do Let’s Start the Week with Gratitude!
As you no doubt know, your Two Chums love the idea of “gratitude”.
We found this article on Inspiring Quotes and know that you will love it, along with the quotes.
Read moreJan 28
Jan 27
Methuselah!
Methuselah, a bristlecone pine hidden within California’s Inyo National Forest, takes its name from the Bible’s longest-living figure, though it put down roots some 2,700 years before the birth of Jesus. Imagine that!
Read moreJan 26
Savvy Secrets – Why Didn’t I Think Of That?
If you know us at all, you know we love helpful hints which we happily call Savvy Secrets. So here are some fun ones for you that will have you asking yourself. “Why didn’t I think of that?”:
Read moreJan 25
First Big Book of Why!
For Christmas, one of our granddaughters, Arabella, got a book called First of Book of Why.
Read moreJan 24
Jan 21
Savvy Secret – Baking
Ever have the experience of getting ready to bake something and suddenly realize you are out of vanilla? We’ve got a Savvy Secret today from Cooks Illustrated that might keep you from having to make a last minute trip to the market.
Read moreJan 20
Meaning Of Common Phrases -Part II
Discovering the origins and meanings behind common phrases was so much fun we decided to continue with this exploration and share a few more with you today 🙂
Read moreJan 19
Meaning of Old Phrases!
We use many phrases and perhaps we are not sure of how they came into being! Here are a few:
Read moreJan 18
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