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September is Harvest Time Down on the Farm

With fall frosts lurking each year, a farmer's joy is to go frost-free until the fall harvest is over. However, that never happens. If a fro

It’s All Relative

By the time I hit my freshman year of high school in 1974, American Graffiti had become so popular that it led to the debut of the hit show

Silent Summer

Having no children deprives the world of innocence, humor, innovation, and hope as well. Throughout the pandemic lockdowns, it was being aro

Dad Jokes Are Punderful!

As you know, in my spare time, I write novels. Recently, I was selling my books at a local show when I noticed several dads sporting T-shirt

I Don’t Know How Not to Do That

I was blessed to have my Grandma Gert until I was nearly 40, and I was very close to her. She liked to tell me stories about her life growin

Like a Good Neighbor

Fred Rogers would have celebrated his 95th birthday on March 20. I wasn’t a “Mr. Rogers kid”; I grew up watching Romper Room. Mr. Rogers Nei

What Then?

When my twins were small, I used to belong to the Moms of Twins & Triplets Club, and at one meeting we had a child psychologist speak, who g

Let's Table It

When I was growing up, we always ate dinner at a table, and I was often asked to set the table. I still use the mnemonic device I learned as

Eating the Elephant

Last month my husband and I went on a trip to the Holy Land with our parish, touring Israel and Jordan. The trip was amazing. We visited sit

Roll With the Changes

By Janice Lane Palko On August 28, I was married 40 years. Looking back on the past four decades, I feel a bit like a late-night...

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