KUDOS MRS. TASMAN: Recently Alice Lea Tasman was honored with a gala salute for her highly successful tenure as immediate past president of the national society of colonial dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (From l–r) Mrs. James B. Congdon of Radnor, president of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Samuel M. V. Hamilton of Wayne, Honorary Chairman of Gala, Dr. William Tasman and Alice Lea Tasman of Wyndmoor, Past President of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

GUESS WHO: Here in Chestnut Hill, this colorfully painted giraffe is the first of 14 animals that will make up the AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill Event that’s about to begin here on the Hill. Check out page 7 for info

STITCHING TOGETHER A BOOK: Local resident Nan Ides stands in the Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane in Mt. Airy beside her new book, Hand Mending for Beginners. She’ll be demonstrating hand- mending skills for non-sewers at the Blue Marble Bookstore on Saturday, Feb. 25, 3 p.m. For more on Nan Ides and her book, see article on page 20. (Photo by Michael Price)

GALLOPS INTO BLUE HORSE: The new chef de cuisine at the Blue Horse Restaurant & Tavern, which opened July 2, 2004, at 602 Skippack Pike (Route 73) in Blue Bell, is Anthony Boccella, a down-to-earth working class kid from Norristown and a genius in combining subtle flavors. For more information, call 215-641-9100.