Veterans Day is just around the corner being celebrated on November 11.  It started as a day to note the heroism for those who died in service for our country. The day falls on November 11 after having the date shifted around a few times years ago. Veterans Day originally

Are you one of those that believe your Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without the cranberries? Are you a fresh cranberry type or a gelatin type out of the can? I actually like both, but after attending the Warren Cranberry Festival, I have a renewed interest in the little red

Pound Cake is a British creation that dates back to the early 1700s. It is a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. Wait, what?? A pound of each of those 4 ingredients? Anyway, this is how this luscious

I enjoy seeing and learning words that I was not aware of. Words With Friends players and crossword afficionados know what I am talking about. These crazy words pop up when I play WWF and many times, I will click the dictionary button to find the meaning. I have learned

Surfing is extremely popular on the Hawaiian Islands and has dated back centuries. In fact, it is so old that its actual beginning can’t be traced. It was the sport of kings and was a status symbol. Many view it as a way of life. As the sport grew,

Many of you know that Hawaii is nicknamed the Aloha State. Aloha is a greeting and a farewell. The deeper meaning is respect and to love one another. Ancient Hawaiians viewed greeting someone face-to-face and breathing each other’s essence as a sacred act. The word “aloha” signifies love, affection,

With the cost of just about everything going up, we need to dig a little deeper to find the best ways to save money so that dream trip is filled with memories and not thoughts of how broke you will be once you get home. Key words to start this

It is! Trivia Question of the day: EVOO – what is that and who coined that phrase? If you’re a fan of cooking shows, you will mostly know that it was Rachael Ray who coined the phrase. And it became so popular that they added EVOO to the dictionary. For

Cork comes from the bark of an evergreen oak tree. It drops acorns and grows a thick bark which is known as a cork tree. These trees are primarily found in Mediterranean countries such as Portugal, Spain, and Italy. The bark is harvested every 9-12 years after the bark regrows,

Being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I wanted to look up my dad’s company to make a connection of where he was during the Great War. All I had were locations and places but did not have the order of things. I found this great information at the United

I was going through some old boxes and came across my mom’s yearbook. It was from 1939 and Betty Jane Ranney attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. It is located on Stoney Island on the south side of Chicago not far from Lake Michigan. The Hyde Park

I was almost another victim. I was in the parking lot of a big box store heading in to buy groceries. Broad daylight. Not a lot of people around. As I was walking in, a guy just magically appeared next to me at the edge of my personal space. Again,

Here’s a unique story that I had to share. This is why I do this. There’s always something new to learn or explore. I wouldn’t have believed it if I did not fact check it first. I got most of my information from the Smithsonian, so I

Crime is everywhere. And most of us have had some form of crime happen to us from minor situations to major ones. I was held up at gunpoint along with my 2 young kids and my elderly father. We were a typical target. This happened outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It

After my dad passed, I inherited a few boxes of cards and letters from the days of old. There must be hundreds of these cards and letters inside these boxes, so I started pulling a few out to see if there was anything that grabbed me.  Actually, there was a

Welcome to What’s For Ginner. My blog today is about kitchen utensils. In the last couple of years, I have amped up my cooking skills to gourmet or at least semi gourmet which I think my husband Terry is happy about. It started out like this - slowly until

I was floating through all the new Fun Facts that I have discovered. And I had to post this one! I got excited and had to do more digging.  I thought this was very interesting.   So, have your heard of Harrison Ruffin Tyler?  He was born November 9, 1928. He

Hello!  This is Jean Ginner, writer and new blogger.  My blog is up!  I have a lot to talk about but am still navigating this site, so bear with me! I am planning on blogging about a bunch of different topics and categories. I love learning Fun Facts, hearing Crazy