Weather report:  Windy with a chance of flying Snoopy flags.  Take cover! I have a small garden flag holder half way up the stairs from my lower deck to the top deck.  I change the flag for most seasons and…

    Last week Autmn and her friend Kaitlyn and I made Candy Cane cookies.  The girls got very creative and only a few turned out to be candy cane shaped.  I was a little short on the Almond Extract,…

Tonight – after supper and my 2 miles on the treadmill – my adopted project was mall shopping.  There were a few things that I needed that seemed to only be available at specialty stores. Only trouble was, those special…

My sister and I take a lot of trips together.  We’ve been to Williamsburg, to visit our cabin and Skunk Hollow family in Home PA, to Erie to see Mom, and even local trips, like today. No doubt it’s fun to…

Several years ago, after a particularly heavy snowfall, a friend and I drove up to Seven Springs just to see the sights.  I can honestly say I have seldom seen such snowy beauty. The trees sparkled with a silvery-blue glitter,…

On Friday, I went down to West Alex (PA) to spend the day shopping with my daughter.  We were in three states within several hours:  spending money, creating a ‘wish’ list, munching on Peanut Butter M&M’s, lunching at Wendy’s, spending…

Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at West Overton Museum about my book, LETTERS TO MARY.  It was humbling to have so many people there to hear the story of Daniel’s letters, see some of the photos and…

Last Friday evening, my friend Joni and I acted as ushers at the Ligonier Theatre for their production of HARVEY.  It was the opening production of the 50th anniversary season for the theatre, and they celebrated by having members of the…

Just taking a few minutes to remind everyone that I will be at the West Overton Museum and Village in Scottdale, PA, on Sunday November 9th at 2PM.  I will be talking about LETTERS TO MARY – the inception of…

Well, it’s almost Trick or Treat time again.  In my neighborhood, there are huge numbers of kids, all decked out in costumes, all toting plastic pumpkins, carrying sacks, or lugging around empty pillowcases.  The amount of candy collected and consumed…