Sunday, December 26, 2021

Happy New Year, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel and family wish you a peaceful and Happy New Year in today's Sunday Telegram.


 

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Merry Christmas, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel and the gang at Tadcaster Place--and we here at Slipshod Manor--wish you and yours a Merry Christmas in today's Sunday Telegram. Cheers and Excelsior!


 

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Something poppin' up Sunday the 19th at Worcester Public Market

Our girl Laurel cordially invites you to her first-ever pop-up store opening at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, at the Worcester Public Market at Kelley Square near the parking lot entrance and adjacent to the Market Pantry emporium supreme. Among the suggested stocking-stuffers are her latest and previous collections, original drawings, Christmas cards and T-shirts. Please stop by! Thank you!



 

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Making an entrance--and a Saturday date at CC Lowell

Our girl Laurel literally makes an entrance for an anticipated Christmas visitor in this Sunday's Telegram. She invites you to visit her and local crafters at the Merry Mini Mart starting at noon Saturday, 12/11, at CC Lowell, 455 Pleasant St. at Hudson Street. Her latest book will be available, along with previous books, original drawings and T-shirts. The store also has in stock her 2021 Christmas card. Please stop by! Thank you!


 


Saturday, December 4, 2021

Seasonably fair weather

Our girl Laurel learns about fraternal lodges' Christmas fairs of the '60s in this week's Sunday Telegram.



Saturday, November 27, 2021

Happy Hanukkah, Worcester!

A Happy Hanukkah from our girl Laurel and friends in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, November 20, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Our girl Laurel, Uncle Timmy and friends wish you a most happy Thanksgiving in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, November 13, 2021

A night at the Ivy Cafe

Our girl Laurel learns about the storied and songed Ivy Cafe on Millbury Street in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, November 6, 2021

On Veterans Day

Our girl Laurel extends a hand of thanks to all veterans and service members in this Sunday's Telegram.




Saturday, October 30, 2021

Happy Halloween, Worcester!

Our girls Laurel, Cherie and friends wish you a Happy Halloween in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, October 23, 2021

All hands together

Our girl Laurel brings us all together in this Sunday's Telegram. 



Saturday, October 16, 2021

All that glitters at Hadwen Park

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy feel like a billion during the foliage season at Hadwen Park in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Meet the Mocko Jumbies of St. Croix

On Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day, our girl Laurel introduces her friend Marigold to a St. Croix Mocko Jumbie in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Friday, October 8, 2021

For your reading pleasure

That's Entertainment at 244 Park Ave., the finest comic-bookery across all latitudes, now has in stock this year's collection of the adventures of our girl Laurel for your entertainment and approval, in 40 pages scanned from the original drawings in an enlarged format. Our friends there also offer her previous collection. For our friends perambulating the Canal District, the new collection is also available at Bedlam Book Cafe, 138 Green St. Thank you!



 

Saturday, October 2, 2021

The remarkable Ms. Stratton King

Our girl Laurel views the artworks of Worcester native Dorothy Stratton King in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Now you see her....

Our girl Laurel gets in the picture during art class in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, September 18, 2021

A long goodbye

Our girl Laurel and friend bid Mr. Summer a fond farewell in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, September 11, 2021

One day on Beacon Street

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy view one of the new POW! WOW! Worcester murals, with a tip of the Hatlo hat to artist Ryan Gardell, in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, September 4, 2021

The remarkable Mr. Thomas Dodge of Worcester

Our girl Laurel introduces to Mr. Thomas Dodge of Worcester in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, August 28, 2021

Parting glances of school vacation

As school vacation winds down, our girl Laurel and friend look back in delight in this week's Sunday Telegram.


 

Saturday, August 21, 2021

On with the show!

Our girl Laurel takes in the original summer blockbuster in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Sunday, August 15, 2021

At the Out to Lunch concert on the Common

Enjoy the Out to Lunch concert on the Common Aug. 19 with chanteuse incomparable Niki Luparelli and our girls Gloria, Audra and Laurel in today's Sunday Telegram.


 

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Local and healthy at the REC Farmers Market

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy put a healthy foot forward after visiting the REC Farmers Market in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, July 31, 2021

A day at Norton Beach on Indian Lake

Spend an afternoon from way back at Norton Beach with our girl Laurel in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, July 24, 2021

Song of the dawn

Our girl Laurel and friends awaken to the song of the dawn in this Sunday's Telegram. 

Saturday, July 17, 2021

At the Institute Park concert

Our girl Laurel, Uncle Timmy and friends enjoy the return of Mass. Symphony concerts at Institute Park in this Sunday's Telegram. The July 18 concert has been postponed to July 25 due to inclement weather. To learn more, visit www.masymphony.org.



Saturday, July 10, 2021

A night at the Oxford Twin Drive-In

Spend an evening at the late, great Oxford Twin Drive-In Theatre with our girl Laurel in this Sunday's Telegram. 



Saturday, July 3, 2021

Silence, please!

Our girl Laurel slumbers through a safe and happy Fourth from Worcester past in this Sunday's Telegram. Enjoy your weekend!



Saturday, June 26, 2021

In honor of Officer Manny Familia

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy view artist Ferdinand Nazario's mural on Murray Avenue dedicated to fallen Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, June 19, 2021

A summer story

Our girl Laurel tells her friend Bixby all about summer in this Sunday's Telegram. 



Saturday, June 12, 2021

Rally 'round the flags, Worcester!

Uncle Timmy and our girl Laurel observe Flag Day in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, June 5, 2021

The remarkable S.N. Behrman of Worcester

Our girl Laurel reports on Worcester native S.N. Behrman's memoir THE WORCESTER ACCOUNT--highly recommended by our girl and yours t.--in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, May 29, 2021

Memorial Day in Greendale

Uncle Timmy, our girl Laurel and friend visit the Greendale Eagle veterans monument on Memorial Day in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, May 22, 2021

Game day at Polar Park

Our girls Laurel, Gloria and Audra literally draw attention in this Sunday's Telegram.


 

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Back in a happy place

Our girl Laurel and friends wear a smile beneath their masks with the return to full in-person classes, in this Sunday's Telegram.



Sunday, May 9, 2021

Happy Mother's Day, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel wishes all moms a Happy Mother's Day in today's Sunday Telegram.



Saturday, May 1, 2021

A day at Pinehurst Park

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy pay a visit through history to Auburn's Pinehurst Park in Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, April 24, 2021

A hero's welcome

Our thoroughly vaccinated Uncle Timmy receives a warm reception from our girl Laurel in this Sunday's Telegram.




Saturday, April 17, 2021

Tearing through school vacation in Worcester

Watch our girl Laurel tear through the days in this Sunday's Telegram.



Sunday, April 11, 2021

When the wind blows

Our girl Laurel dreams over the rainbow with a particularly local perspective in today's Sunday Telegram.



Sunday, April 4, 2021

The remarkable Ms. Dennett

Our girl Laurel marks the birthday today of Worcester native and activist Mary Ware Dennett in today's Sunday Telegram.


Sunday, March 28, 2021

One small step, one clean leap

Our girl Laurel springs into action in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, March 20, 2021

A touch of Spring


Our girl Laurel watches Spring at work in this Sunday's Telegram.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

The sharing of the green

Our girl Laurel wishes you a Happy St. Patrick's Day in this Sunday's Telegram.



Sunday, March 7, 2021

"The seven hills are alive ... "

Our girl Laurel learns the long local backstory of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in this Sunday's Telegram.


Saturday, February 27, 2021

The face behind the mask

Our girl Laurel muses on masks in this Sunday's Telegram.



Sunday, February 21, 2021

That was the week that was

That was the week that was for our girl Laurel in today's Sunday Telegram.


 

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Happy Valentine's Day, Worcester!


Our girl Laurel sends you greetings and wishes for a Happy Valentine's Day in Sunday's Telegram.