Memorial Day weekend always holds a lot of memories for me. In high school, I played in the marching band's drum line, and we always had two parades this weekend, one for each of the towns in our school district. I no longer go to the Memorial Day parades... Please click to read more...
Month: May 2018
Here We Go Again…
With the latest school shooting in Santa Fe and the ramping up of the gun debate again, I was going to write a piece on how we've become unconscionably numb to the true value of life. But instead of writing paragraph after paragraph on this topic, I'm going to give you a task...
When Life Conspires to Hamper You
We've had another series of wet, rainy days here in Western Pennsylvania over the weekend, and the meteorologists are predicting such weather will continue throughout the week. I love this sort of weather. It makes it easy to excuse staying inside with a cup of tea and writing. However, circumstances still conspire to get in the way of such activities despite the opportunity provided by Pennsylvania's spring weather... Please click the title to read more...
The Greatness of Green, Growing Things
Western Pennsylvania's weather has gone from winter into summer over the past couple of weeks, bypassing what should have been spring. People should be outside, preferably around nature in some form or another. There have been numerous studies pointing out the benefits of including green, growing things in one's surroundings... Please click the title to read more...
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