The legal separation of our original colonies occurred on July 2, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was edited, deliberated over, and...

I’ve had plenty of trials in my life, heartaches, lack of worldly advantages, etc., so I write out of my own experience, in the “meager”...

Do you ever feel you just can’t take it anymore? Not one more shovel of snow, or someone asking you to do something, or one more bad day...

What do you consider invasive creatures? Plants or critters that are taking over in detrimental ways, or aliens, or gossipers, or...

Sometimes seeking purpose in life is about your career, or in your personal life, or making a difference in the world, but I think on...

Were we speaking of history? I don’t remember. But I know we all have history. Some of us would rather not remember some of our history....

[Definition break: In Memoriam: an article written in memory of a dead person; an obituary.] Today I am writing in memoriam for all those...

So, does anyone out there think California is a “bad” place? The people there MUST have “loose morals,” right? They were the first state...

If you have cared for children, chances are you had to swim through the “why” stage. Why are your eyes brown, why do cows eat grass,...

One day, when I was thinking about my books’ characters (I have written a number of books that I’m preparing to publish), I suddenly saw...

You know you’re on vacation when you are stuck in a tiny seat, feeling like a sardine. You know you’re on vacation when a spider is...

Our 5- and 1/2-year-old grandson was hanging out with us recently and when his mom came to pick him up, he gave her a hug and then looked...

I landed on ice cream as my humorous finale last week, so I thought let’s go with it this week. I will start out by saying that you can...

I remember a really difficult time in my life which culminated in late winter. My heart was crushed and my life was dark and forever...

Have you ever known an angry bunny? I haven’t. Even the wild ones that occasionally come into our yard are just cute, timid – okay,...

My mother has this cool collection of teapots. A lot of them came from my dad. Some of them are rather elegant and some are simple or...

Where have you always wished you could live? A ritzy, rich person’s modern mansion with all the bells and whistles – which are getting...

My husband and I laugh often at how we hear each other incorrectly. I think it’s a combination of his bad hearing (even with hearing...

There have been points in my life when I was just plain exhausted and didn’t feel like doing whatever needed doing: exercising, cleaning,...

You may not believe it unless you knew me back then, but yes, I was young and gorgeous once. Yes, I was. You don’t have to argue with me...