Southern Maryland This is Living - On-line Edition - Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 2007/2008

Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 2007/2008 The articles presented here are a sample of what is available in the hardcopy magazine. Magazines are on-sale now at your local news stands and supermarkets. You can also subscribe or renew on-line. Select articles from previous editions can be found in our on-line Archive. Enter for your chance to win a free TWO-YEAR subscription to the magazine.
		Quality Street Kitchen & Catering owner Joann McKeown had a wonderful idea-why not share her unique recipes for a festive holiday party with our readers? We agreed it sounded like a very good idea since the holidays are upon us and many are thinking about our menus. Check out Joann's appetizer ideas and give them a try this season, or for any party! More...
		Painting and sculpture are no longer limited to hard metals or acrylics and watercolors. The new medium is sugar. From the famed bakers on the television Food Network to local area bakeries, cake decorating has become a new art form. More...
		It's always interesting to uncover the roots of a town or city. That discovery is a bit easier when the town once had a mill. Obviously, a 17th century mill had to be in close proximity to water to run the machinery necessary to create fabric, to grind grain or to saw wood. More...
		"I was born on January 15, 2004, but what Mommy and Daddy did not know.... I had a few secrets. First they found out that I had Down syndrome. Then they found out that I had low platelets. The big secret.... God made me special just for my family! Mommy and Daddy said that I was perfect. Since the day I was born, I have had to get lots of blood tests. I am so used to it I don't even cry!" More...
		Down syndrome can be a game of odds. Statistics show that women who become pregnant after the age of 35 find themselves facing an increased risk of having a baby born with this genetic malformation. Of course, no one ever expects that it will happen to them, before or after the bench mark age, but when it does it can be devastating to parents who are thrust into a world that is foreign to them. Frightened and unsure of what the future holds for their newborn child, such parents search for answers. In Southern Maryland they can find them at Angels Forever Up! More...
		Decking the halls for the holidays dates back centuries, with decorations reflecting the styles and traditions of each era. So, it's no surprise that some of Maryland's oldest landmarks embrace the same colonial customs used by our ancestors to help usher in the holiday season. More...
		Though Southern Maryland is filled with historic sites, very few can boast that the original intent and purpose for their institution is still being carried out today in almost the exact spot as it was nearly 375 years ago. St. Francis Xavier Church in Newtowne, Md., is one of those rare exceptions. More...