Jack Frost pays a mid-winter visit
At last!While we were sleeping and even the stars shivered, he finally came, bringing with him his brushes to paint an icy forest on...
I’m not back in the saddle again, but I’m back
It would have been much more dramatic to have fallen while putting a horse over a four-foot fence.Instead, it was a humiliating fall from...
Spring blooms overnight in Ohio
Was it magic? Was it time-lapse photography? Was it a mirage? How is it that the thicket -- my jungle to the west --...
After Fourth of July, summer flies by
Once the Fourth of July is history, the rest of the summer seems to break all speed records in racing toward the end of...
A pet owner’s nightmare
They were such an unlikely pair, but pair they were. Playing together. Sleeping together. Eating together.They were Hamilton, 70 lovable pounds of boxer mix,...
Where is the predicted mild winter?
As Punxsutawney Phil, sensing that his winter's snooze is about to be interrupted, begins to twitch in his cozy man-made burrow, I implore you...
House guests provide inspiration
If there is one thing that will get you off your duff, whether or not you feel like it, it is the impending arrival...
An anniversary I’d rather not celebrate
This is anniversary month. It will not be celebrated or even observed. Don't anyone dare to wish me happy anniversary! It was one year...
Touchstone’s Orion, rest in peace
(Editor's note: Generally, Janie Jenkins' column runs every other week and this would be her 'off week.
Tell Mother Nature it’s summertime
In just a minute or two, the longest day of the year will dawn and summer will officially arrive.Someone had better tell Mother Nature,...
