Today a little over a dozen of us gathered at Craftique in Greensburg to attend Ed Kelemen’s book signing.  His new book – Haunted Railroads – was very well received, and seemed to stir up a common passion in those…

I was blessed again this year to attend the Action for Animals annual Fundraiser, “Love is in the Air”.  This year the event was held at the Bishop Connare Center in Greensburg, and was a very inviting and comfortable setting. …

It’s been a while since I had both girls together overnight, so we did that last weekend.  Gave the girls something different to do and give Nate/Jen some much needed time out.  The first thing we did was get them…

This past week I was invited to speak at McKenna Center in Greensburg.  My friend Mary is the director at the center, and requested a presentation on LETTERS TO MARY.  I always love taking about the book and the entire…

THAT is a very good question.  Now for the answer.  I have been trying to accomplish several different projects, including the survival of sub-zero weather and layers of relentless ice on my sloped driveway.  The warm days have eliminated the…

When I sat down here to type, the computer clock said 11:45pm. Almost midnight; almost Christmas Day. The house is clean, the cooking and baking are done as far as can be done, and the gifts are wrapped and sorted.…

It’s Christmastime, and a visit to Albion was a priority.  The weather app on my phone listed a winter advisory – lake effect snow, cold temps, bad roads.  But Kath and I packed up the Mazda, said a prayer, and…

On Wednesday, Kelly and I took our semi-annual outing to Berlin and Sugar Creek Ohio for the day.  It was sunny and bright, but the temperature didn’t really reach 40* and it was really breezy.  That did not stop us…

At the end of last summer, for some reason, I jumped into a very nostalgic ‘mode’ and was listening to my oldies CD’s.  The ‘Best of the Beach Boys’ just sent me over the edge.  On impulse, I jumped onto…

Yesterday Kath and I headed north to Home, PA – and  Smicksburg’s 2017 Christmas Open House.  We took a quick side trip to the Eat n Park ‘Cares for Kids’ craft show at the Masonic Lodge in Greensburg.  It’s always…