Bad grammar is all around us
"Him and me are going to visit..."Me and my friends just pop in the car..."No one is faster than us..."Do you detect something wrong...
‘Family’ antics fill the long, summer days
Usually the big calendar hanging on the kitchen door is filled with all kinds of squiggles and notes about birthdays and birds and reminders...
Feathered friends pose some problems
How could it possibly be the middle of July when it was spring just a moment ago and June was almost non-existent?Somehow, the...
What did children do for fun before video games?
Fireflies and foxfire . . . four-leaf clovers and bare feet . . water striders and pollywogs . . . baby rabbits and big...
Spring brings bluebirds … and flies
Now the foaming white froth of the perfumed locust blossoms has been spent and honeysuckle has taken over the scent waves. The erratic spring...
Respect: Key aspect of Memorial Day
Even though Memorial Day is not quite here, this column is better enjoyed before than after the fact.
I have kept a letter from Juanita...
Barn swallows return and lilacs fade
"Welcome! Welcome home!" I cheered as the barn swallows swooped in the back door, circled a quick reconnaissance and whirled back out to gather...
Spring brings joy of mowing the lawn
Why is it that the first mowing after the long winter is such a pleasure -- and how is it that by the end...
Spring miracles arrive as winter ends
No matter how many Easters, each with The Promise, no matter how many springs, each with its moment-to-moment magic, one never fails to be...
Winter is sneaking out the back door
How exciting! A chipmunk on the back porch!And six red-winged blackbirds! And snowdrops pushing through the snow! And robins galore splashing through the mini-lakes...
