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Ah, the holidays. Nothing strikes fear into the heart of most humans in the 21st century than this time of year. A few years ago, one of the hardest things I ever had to go through was on a Christmas Eve. Needless to say, for several years after that, Christmas Eve struck me with such sadness, I couldn’t celebrate. I tried; really I did. I went through the motions. I bought into the commercialism of getting the perfect gift, I decorated the halls, I cooked the turkey. And all

As a child, I was pretty much a scaredy cat. Who am I kidding; I still am when it comes to horror movies, jump scares, and haunted houses. I was never a person who went to see the latest Friday the 13th movie and I have no interest in the latest gore Hollywood offers. Some people love it, though. Some people can sleep after watching one of those films. It confounds me, but people do it. Here we are at that spooky season once again. Halloween is, I believe, pretty misunderstoo

Years ago, we had a Labrador Retriever named Abby. Abby was a great dog, full of energy and unconditional love. However, every once in a...

The other day I decided to wear a lovely floral scarf that had belonged to my mother. It was in various shades of peach and rust, and I...