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Today’s Recipe: Gluten-free Graham Crackers

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Acorn Art

Already feeling fall on the horizon?

Photo by Unsplash via Pixabay

Here’s a simple, woodsy craft to get your autumn juices bubbling: Acorn Bead Pendants.

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unicorn on the loose

You may remember the unicorns that were spotted in a Scottish woodland last year.

Somehow, that made a little more sense than seeing a unicorn cavorting around Madera Ranchos, California.

But … it happened.

What’s more, the unicorn in question doesn’t really fit the model of the mythical majesty we generally associate with this cryptozoological creature …

Unicorn by Maerten de Vos (1532–1603) via Wikimedia Commons

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Hear Ye!

Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)

Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)

My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Cyrie Wilson!!!

Cyrie Wilson (Pixiedustdevil , #6941) has received a certificate of achievement in Stitching & Crafting for earning a Beginner Level Aprons Merit Badge!

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From Pony Express to Priority Express

Last week, I saw on my “This Day in History” alert that on that particular day, the U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. (Have you discovered the “This Day in History” feature from History.com? If not, subscribe for a daily e-mail that tells you dozens of things that happened each day throughout history. Fascinating!)

That got me to thinking … what happened to our mail before 1775?

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