Simply Living After I give my two-year-old granddaughter a glass of milk, she utters an automatic “Thank you.” It’s so sweet to hear those...

Simply Living I can’t seem to get a conversation I overheard out of my mind. It took place last week at a Home Depot in Hadley, Massa...

Simply Living For the first time in years, I’m experiencing a northern autumn. Everywhere I look, leaves are falling to the ground. Cri...

SIMPLY LIVING When I visit my daughter in Winter Garden, I often take back roads instead of the highway.  I find back roads more interestin...

A Simply Extra I went for a walk around the lake this afternoon and instead of taking one of the paths, I decided to forge a trail ...

I’ve always considered the birds on our property to be good neighbors. The bare land we purchased in 1991 is now lush with plants, thanks i...

SIMPLY LIVING A favorite book is like an old friend.  You may not be together often but when you are, it feels like you’ve never been apart...

Dragonfly resting on redroot flower SIMPLY LIVING In the late afternoon, Ralph and I were sitting in the gazebo talking with a visit...

A Simply Extra I've been posting a lot of spider pictures lately, which I know creeps many people out, but to me spiders are not only b...

Simply Living I’m looking forward to the 2nd Annual Wings and Wildflowers Festival , which is set for  Oct. 4 through Oct. 6  at Hickory P...