It may have been a certain look, or a phrase. It could have been an action or maybe just a passing glance in the mirror.
What happened when you realized that you had become just like your mother?
In honor of Mother's Day, we at The Sun Chronicle asked our readers to tell us their best stories about when they came to that realization. Read on to hear their touching tales.
Ladies, take a hike!
FOXBORO -- With the exception of the pesky mayflies, the 50-degree day in the sun-dappled Gilbert Hills State Forest held promise for good hiking, and the dozen women gathered in a parking lot there were ready.
Spiritual awakening in Seekonk
SEEKONK - Scott Oakland, who serves as pastor of the New Beginnings Evangelical Church, believes that the Bible is the most effective way to stay in touch with Christ.
Consider jazzing up kids' summer camp experience
When it comes to summer camp, standard equipment most often includes a sleeping bag, sneakers and a bathing suit. But at jazz camps around the country this year, youngsters will be bringing along their guitars, trumpets and saxophones.
Quill it!
SEEKONK -- Intricately rolled paper, tautly curled, fashioned into a flower. The ancient art of paper quilling can involve various-sized strips of paper, cut as small as 1/16th of an inch.
Catholic Charities to kick off May 1
FALL RIVER - The 67th annual Catholic Charities Appeal will begin on May 1, and the Fall River Diocese is again asking parishioners and supporters for their help in responding to the thousands throughout the year who turn to the Church during a time of need.
Sailing the Seine
The longest inland waterway in France winds in serpentine loops between the coast in Normandy and one of the most fashionable and romantic cities in the world - Paris.
Divide and multiply
ATTLEBORO -- There is a plethora of ways to propagate perennials. Just ask Karen Taylor of Atypical Farm in Norton.
Living the toxin-free life
There are plastic baby bottles that leach chemicals, lotions and fragrances with toxins that can enter the bloodstream and disrupt enzymes, and household cleaning products that sanitize but can cause health problems.
'Garden Guy' Sam Jeffries preaches the gospel of organic
WRENTHAM - Sam Jeffries picks up an apple and says to think of it as the earth. He quarters it and puts aside three of the slices, representing the amount of the earth comprised of water. Then he takes the leftover quarter and cuts that in half and puts it aside. "That represents all of the inhabitable land," he says.
