New technology not always easy
Long before November, the television’s remote or its mute button or both will self-destruct. With my help.
Witness the gag reflex for the explicit commercials...
Enjoying two- and four-legged friends
"A funny thing happened on the way to ..." and it should continue "the Forum", but in this case, it was the recycling center.Happily,...
House guests provide inspiration
If there is one thing that will get you off your duff, whether or not you feel like it, it is the impending arrival...
Finding sanctuary in these 8 acres
These 8-1/2 acres I have managed to save from almost wall-to-wall development represent such a small refuge, but refuge it is, and I constantly...
Childhood memories swirl in spring
Like a breaking floral wave, the locust blossoms frothed and foamed in the breeze, their inimitable fragrance beckoning bees whose humming was an audible...
Good grammar is never out of style
The extremely heavy book in my lap as I write this column is titled National Encyclopedia of Business and Social Forms and Embracing the...
Flowers and birds are a bit mixed up
No matter your opinion of the late but unmourned winter -- since this is a family publication we'll not offer our thoughts -- it...
It’s about time: Spring finally here
Every spring, this column is committed to bring you in poetry the scent of hyacinths as you read once again the advice of an...
Waste not want not in ‘hard times’
Whatever happened to the March lamb? Did the ferocious March lion have lamb for lunch before slinking back to his lair, growling and lashing...
Searching for sights and sounds of spring
Before launching a paean to spring — surely it is here by now — I must express fervent thanks to readers and friends who took the time and trouble to send me condolences about the Feb. 26 death of my sister, Barbara.
