Collecting My Thoughts

Our $10 toaster came with instructions in 3 languages, my husband’s new watch had none.  I had to ask.  But here they are: “Sorry for the ...

   This is NOT my dining room—it’s my neighbor Jan’s.  Each year she does something a little different.  I’m so happy she has shared her ide...

My ongoing discussion with customer service, Kimberly. “I have the feeling you kids have never talked to your grandparents.  Wouldn’t we a...

  I’ve never seen them looking better.  This fall they began home sharing and are now in a household with 4 generations, their daughter an...

Overview (Mayo Clinic) “Light therapy is a way to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and certain other conditions by exposure to arti...

Off to the gym before starting the real workout in the kitchen preparing for our Christmas Eve dinner. Coach Tyler sent an e-mail workout wi...

I was listening to Benedict XVI's "Jesus of Nazareth; the infancy narratives" (2012, Random House) this morning and he noted...

Published on Christmas Eve in the Wall Street Journal since 1949 written by the late Vermont Royster and it has been published annually sinc...

  Suzanne Hanselman reports this was created by Juan Cisneros. It was displayed at a beach in Ventura, California. It appeared on the Vint...

It's really too bad that the Trump haters have refused to feature the lovely Melania Trump on magazine covers--I'd love to have dres...

We had a wonderful Christmas party/progressive dinner with our neighbors last night. Such fun and delightful people.

We had a Lakeside event at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Thursday evening, and it was fun to see our summer friends. ...

We attended a lovely Christmas dinner with our Conestoga group (Ohio history) last night in Clintonville.  I wore a nice black dress, with f...

   Melania Trump was raked over the coals by social media nobodies and the somebodies in the anti-Trump know nothing media. This Amelia, Ohi...

When the mail arrived today I looked through it and pulled out a Christmas catalog to throw away.  But it felt a little thick, so I opened i...