How The Cookie Crumbles
Cookies aren't going away anytime soon since they are firmly baked into our culture. According to one food historian, "[They] mean mother, and milk, and tea.
Getting The Picture
Hearing a television in another room leaves a lot to be desired since the sound was meant to accompany a picture in order to get the full effect.
Sad and Silly Stuff
I sat at our sun-parched picnic table, soaked in the midday warmth, and enjoyed a light lunch that I'd carried out on a tray.
The Late, Great Me
Frosty condensation blanketed the backyard grass. The early morning chill coming through the glass of the kitchen window made my arms tingle.
Big Blue in the Parade
Returning from the Columbiana Street Fair parade, we entered our driveway at dusk where the glimmer of a moving bicycle slowed our approach.
Singin’ The Laundry Blues
In the late '60s, maybe early '70s, one of my dad's cousins fixed up an old, historic home. His wife, Merry, made a second floor bedroom into a laundry room, and I remember listening to discussion among women in the family.
Hearth to Heart: Fall Mornings
Cool night air, lingering now at dawn, drifts through the open windows of the house. We want to huddle under covers and stay in our warm beds, but not today - a school day.
‘Water, water everywhere … [not] any drop to drink.’
My feet splashed through the couple inches of water that covered our basement concrete. Where should I start to clean up? The narrow path through the stuff piled everywhere overwhelmed me.
Back to school project
It's hard to believe that summer break from school is drawing to an end. Many of us are already involved with sports practices and band camp that kept us thinking of school and schedules.
Spider Savvy: Small, select natural wonder
I trimmed some overgrown weeds at the back of our house. Although they bother my wrists, I chose my manual hand trimmers because they are quiet compared to my electric trimmers.
