We had a veterinarian neighbor many years ago who together with his girlfriend, loved to do holiday things for our kids — like decorating a tree in the front yard with hanging plastic candy-filled...
The other day on Facebook I saw a posting explaining the difference between garlic grown in this country or imported from China. The Chinese may harvest perfectly good garlic yet I prefer to buy...
For a long time I’ve wanted one of those cozy-looking red and black checked flannel shirts. I’ve studied them in different stores and catalogs and haven’t made the plunge, though my lumberjack persona continues...
A deer had twin babies in a cave-like protected area under the lilac bushes in our yard last June. I watched the fawns nurse and frolic for several weeks and when their mother thought...
I’m currently reading a David Richo book called “The Power of Grace”. I grew up Catholic and the word “grace” was bandied around a lot — though never really satisfactorily explained. That was back...
I have always wanted a muse. I asked a couple of people that I thought might be likely candidates for the position and every one of them turned me down. I was surprised —...
When I was riding my bike on a back country road the other day, I pulled over to take a swig from my water bottle and two confused-looking elderly women stopped next to me...
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the healing aspect of nature. I like it when I see on Facebook that one of my friends is taking a walk on the beach, camping in...
When we lived on an island off the coast of North Carolina a bunch of years ago, our house sat on a dead end road surrounded by dunes and sand paths leading to the village...
I’m enrolled in another round of Spanish-for-retired-people through the local community college and I’m enjoying it immensely — except that sometimes I feel stressed because it’s difficult and I’m not the smartest kid in...
