In the U.S. and in some European countries we celebrate a holiday called Halloween. Some say it comes from a Celtic festival meaning summer...

(I repeat that I do not do this 13 thing correctly or succinctly or even often, but I keep trying.) It took me two hours of hard labor b...

I have previously written about the unrewarding volunteer work I had been doing at the Public Library.  I started about 6 months ago and ba...

(This is not the town in the post below.) It was already 8:45 A.M. and the air was just starting to warm up.  I am normally an early riser...

The Badlands are just over an hour outside of Calgary and, sadly, an afterthought to many tourists. We (I) wanted the best lighting across ...

As I have written at least once before, the magical thing about travel is that you have an increased opportunity to meet interesting and di...

Above is the small tourist town of Canmore where we stayed. We did not stay in Banff, and although Banff is a stunning mountain tourist ...

Calgary is referred to as Cow Town by some and having engorged the delicious beef that can be purchased in dozens of restaurants, this is ...

Travel provides the opportunity to see common things in a new light. When in unfamiliar territory, people-watching becomes an opportunit...

Wondering why your fireplace is not drawing as well as it did last fall? Wondering why you are getting snowy TV reception so sudden...

This is my favorite time of year.  Days are cool enough for roast chicken dinners.  I harvested the last of the garden vegetables and the...

I attended a 'thank you' luncheon for my volunteering the other day. There were about 30 people there...staff and volunteers from...

For those who live out-side the country, do not dismay.  The answers to some of these are U.S. news items.  (Congrats to Peruby and o...

( I admit I am never very good at this...) Give a speech two steps lower than a national icon and that makes it excusable. Course you are...

I have a lovely patio beneath my deck at the back of my house.  I have carefully placed some rattan furniture that we bought while living i...

I will not be posting anything for a while. I have a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old until late Thursday the 2nd and then I have company from...

Heading up north to take care of two really special people (you can guess who). Thought I would leave with some sign humor while I was go...

This is a gift my husband brought me recently on his return from a long trip halfway around the world. Can you guess what it is?  Scroll d...

While I like to think I am an upbeat and optimistic person, most people would probably describe me as a little too straight-forward, someti...

Those of you who live alone have welomed this state in your life or have accepted this state in your life or have become so familia r wi...