Dear Sarge, You have always loved to frolic in bright, open spaces, so I know that your spirit is probably too busy rolling in some sunny...

I woke just before dawn and went out to the sunporch and opened the windows.  It was dark and silent except for the rustle of leaves, but...

I like chipped coffee mugs  and hounds with silky ears and smiling eyes. I like clouds, but only when they take up about one third of...

I am not a religious person in that I don’t believe that any one religion has all the answers to life’s questions.  I believe that all...

While out walking in my neighborhood this morning, I passed a house with a large shady back yard.  For many years, an old dog lived at...

If you were a rabbit, I would hide carrots in the hedges. If you were a stray cat, I would leave tuna on the porch.   If you were a tiny...

Anyone who has scrolled through social media or read the news this week has probably encountered some of the controversy surrounding a...

In the small town where I grew up in the 1960’s and 70’s, there was only one public park.  It had all the usual dangerous playground...

My dad burst into the world on the 4th of July in the bedroom of a farmhouse surrounded by cornfields in the United States of America. ...

GOD’S DREAM HOME When I’m out shopping for clothing or for home décor, or for anything really, I almost never buy what I really want...