For a few years we grew Norway Spruce Christmas trees on our farm. In the summer I’d mow around them and in the fall, Dan would prune them. After eight …
Wilsons are ‘making the farm work’
Let me introduce you a friend of ours, Wayne Wilson. The Wilsons came into our lives when Dan decided to start a community Scout troop and Wayne’s father, Charlie, raised …
Are You Shoulding?
I’ve recently had a bad case of the Shouldings. I wake up in the morning thinking about them and after coffee I make unhelpful, unrealistic lists to accomplish that day.
I …
The Table: Thanksgiving with relatives
How many people were at your house yesterday?
Physically, there were eight friends and relatives here; but there were many more. The table was covered with my mother’s tablecloth, the dishes …
Grumpy and Crabby
The title of this column is not two of Snow White’s dwarfs. It’s a description of how we all sometimes feel. We’re having a bad day, everyone and everything is …
‘Just the facts’ is good advice
I am relieved that the midterms are over. So many negative ads, truths, half-truths, out-and-out slander – where within all of this are the unvarnished issues and facts? It reminds …
With a little help from my friends
The story goes that the people in Hell are seated at a banquet table full of delectable delights, but they are starving. Their arms don’t bend, and they can’t reach …
Grateful for my upbringing
Dan and I spent last week on quirky, small Tybee Island. We enjoy the off-season when often all you see on the beach are seagulls. Sometimes we’ve blundered into various …