We were so clueless when we moved into our house.   It was only an inch away from foreclosure, there were tenants living here (the human ...

Strange things are happening to my reading habits.   Wh en given a choice, I rarely choose to read fiction now.   It’s not unusual for me...

Banoffee Pie Come to think of it, I haven’t seen her cooking show too many times.   I must do a lot of Paula-Deen-style cooking, though, ...

Once upon a time, Santa was a wee little guy who couldn’t even look the most petite women in the eye.   He could fit in a stocking, and coul...

 Buddy and Sook  Although I’ve had the book for several years, last night I finally sat down to read the incredible short story by Trum...

Have you ever heard it said that a true friend is someone you can sit with in silence and not feel the need to fill up the empty space with ...

I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.  I choose to inhabit my days to allow my living to ope...

They say that children's books have the power to make a greater impact on your character than the books you read later in life.  When I ...

Can you guess the name of the person that my vegetable garden pays tribute to this year?   Having a theme helps me narrow down the overwhelm...

(photo by Joyce Culver) Howard Zinn, author of The People's History of the United States was an extraordinary man who changed the way ...

Have you seen Gretchen Rubin’s blog “The Happiness Project” ?  I've follwed it for a little over a year now and was excited to learn t...

from Richard Jesse Watson Did you know that the famous poem by Dr. Clement C. Moore had a huge part in defining the “Santa” tradition in ...