On and off, during the past few days, my husband and I have been on a search.  No, it hasn’t been treasure or a good deal that we have sought which has occupied our time; we have been trying to find a pair of lost leather work gloves. To that end, we have looked under [...]

When I was in my early 20′s, I was enjoying a trail ride, at least prior to the “unfortunate incident”.  At this time, I should confess that I was a city girl whose lack of vision, coordination and experience with horses should have caused her to proceed with utmost caution! I was doing just that [...]

The 2012 NFL Draft is in the books. Since I enjoy football–go Bears–watching the prospects for the various teams is a fun thing for me, and my husband enjoys it too.  Besides wondering about which new team members might benefit their particular teams, I like hearing the personal stories about the various players, and one [...]

We often think we can’t remember many things, but I wonder how many people can recall these “gems”: ‘Things go better with Coke!’; ‘Everything tastes great when it sits on a Ritz!’; ‘Want to get away?’; ‘You deserve a break today!’; ‘Nothing says lovin’ like something from the oven!’ Amazing, isn’t it–how easily our memories [...]

Painful words!  We hear them all around us, whether spoken by the bully or boldly proclaimed by someone in the limelight! They often pit a stronger person or group against someone vulnerable, or demean and look down on folks whose lives are vastly different from their own. This week, we have seen how words have [...]