I'm calling 2023 the Year of the Banana Muffin because it's going to be sweet and I don't want to waste any of it. I'm not going to waste the bananas that have sat on my counter a little too long. (I'm not going to stick them in my freezer either because I know how [...]
I'd like to say I sprinted to the finish of 2022, but the truth is I strolled, maybe even stumbled a little. It wasn't my favorite year. But, I ended it on a high note, belting Sweet Caroline in the company of a sweet Caroline, and I can't wait to see what 2023 has in [...]
Toting a sewing machine and a satchel full of fleece, Kathy Meyer sets up shop in an elementary school lunchroom. Soon, she is surrounded by eager little customers, anxious for her attention. She isn't selling anything but joy, doesn't charge a thing except a little bit of time and, when she's finished, everybody walks away [...]
It dawned on me as I tramped through the woods on a brisk Sunday afternoon, that some of the most beautiful Christmas trees don't need any decorations at all. In fact, one I spotted as I rounded a corner near a pond, looked even more stunning than the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Wearing a regal white [...]
Dan O’Conor could not have imagined the impact of the spontaneous leap he took into Lake Michigan on June 13, 2020. He just knew he was tired, hungover and frustrated by the pandemic. At his wife’s urging, he took a walk to clear his head and, as he passed a wall near Montrose Harbor, he [...]