When we are camping in the summer I sleep very well. You could cite many factors as reasons for this: the fresh air, the lack of “work” issues on my mind, the natural daylight, the evening firelight,..

I discovered one of my favorite writers by chance many years ago. I stumbled upon a book of his in the local library using a method I employ to locate the best books on the shelves.  If you..

Have you ever noticed how much your parents’ advice shaped the person you are and the life you lead? So many things Mom and Dad said stayed with me, guided and supported me and even altered the..

Years ago I watched the movie “Heartburn” starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. I’m not recommending it – I found it to be a fairly depressing movie- but one part of it stayed with me. Streep and..

We were vacationing in our summer place and my cousin told me her granddaughters were coming for a visit. I was especially excited to meet one of the girls, we’ll call her Sarah. You see Sarah, according..

For most of my life I thought I might be a Type A personality, but then, I didn’t really know what that meant. I do now. It means I have to do everything perfectly; I have to..

When my niece Jessica (just call her my muse) talked about a discussion she’d had with friends about chivalry being dead or alive and kicking, I decided to research it and see what the general buzz was..

My sister won a trip for two to the Super Bowl! Her husband, the one who bought the winning ticket in her name, was over the moon about it. Yep – they were there! Talk about being..

I was at Sunday supper with my family recently where out of two different conversations an interesting and disturbing theme emerged. The first conversation occurred before supper at the jigsaw puzzle table. My niece was talking about..