Monday, February 9, 2026
Rural Road

Torch Lake in Michigan proved to be a glorious September getaway for Judith Sutherland, but, as always, returning home brings a feeling like no other.
tea

Judith Sutherland recounts a recent visit with, Kathy, a neighbor girl from her earliest memories.
dog treats

Training a puppy again has been both fun and maddening for Judith Sutherland. But it's been worth it.
pool

Judith Sutherland reflects on the joy swimming has brought into her life and the lives of those close to her. She urges her readers to find that same joy.
2000-01 Hillsdale High School basketball team

Blessed with a long life, this morning it feels to many of us that Vic Kahl’s journey still wasn’t quite long enough as we say the final farewell. 
dirt road

Judith Sutherland recalls climbing into the back window well of the family sedan on car rides to nowhere during her youth.
goat

Judith Sutherland's amazing goat Mabel recently gave birth to triplets, who are just as entertaining as she is.
candle

In the wake of a fire that claimed the lives of the three youngest children of the Bogavich family, the Jeromesville community rallies around the survivors.
dairy cows in freestall barn

Life on dairy farms in the 1970s proved to be a very good time indeed.
covered wagons

Judith Sutherland recalls all the lessons her children and their friends learn from her living room playing The Oregon Trail on their old Mac.