Tinky Weisblat

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It wasn’t too long ago in the history of our country that women were not allowed to vote. Courtesy of the Smithsonian/National Museum of American History “Museum on Main Street: Voices and Votes” is the traveling Smithsonian exhibit at Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland. It explores the history of voting in this country.

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E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Business Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles I wrote only one poem during my stint as an Alzheimer’s caregiver.

2 weeks ago | recorder.com | Tinky Weisblat

A few weeks ago I hosted the Sons and Daughters of Hawley’s Mud Party. This annual event celebrates spring as we experience it in New England. Some years we have snow on the ground. (In fact, last year the party had to be postponed because of icy weather.) Some years we have only the mud for which the party is named. This year in early April we had a little of both.

3 weeks ago | recorder.com | Tinky Weisblat

Eggs have been consumed since at least 1500 B.C.E. and probably long before. How early cooks discovered their assets in cooking and baking is a mystery. PHOTO BY TINKY WEISBLAT I like to have a couple of hard-boiled eggs on hand. They perk up a salad. They are divine when deviled. And they are everywhere right now because of Easter.

1 month ago | recorder.com | Tinky Weisblat

Wesley Janssen, who with her husband Levi owns and runs Wells Provisions in Charlemont, enjoying a freshly made beignet. PHOTO BY TINKY WEISBLAT After letting the dough rest in the fridge for (ideally) 24 hours, it’s important to knead the dough to “wake up” the yeast, as demonstrated here by Wesley Janssen.