Libraries are the best. I'm a regular at my local libraries . I love everything about the concept of borrowing books, which is why I...

I was on my way to the car after shopping at my local Publix when I saw something I had never seen in a Publix parking lot before. Sitting...

The bounce in my step has everything to do with exercise — except I don't work out, at least not in the traditional sense. I don't...

Many plants think it’s spring, though it’s only early February. In downtown Clermont, I spotted a Tabebuia impetiginosa tree all primped up ...

The cattle in my neighbor's pasture are grazing a mountain. It's not a mountain by New England standards and certainly not compared ...

I was walking down the path from our beach house to the car when I saw a snake stretched out across the shells. At least I thought it was a ...

Bright and red. Sweet and juicy. Fresh, ripe strawberries are a fruit-lover’s dream. But in recent years, that dream has faded as...

During a month when our Northern brethren are stomping through snowdrifts in boots and parkas, we’re lolling around green expanses in sandal...

The first few weeks of January are an optimistic period. Fresh starts dominate. Goal setting ensues. Minds are aflutter with dreams and exp...

Over the past year, I have had some memorable wildlife encounters. Bluebird, bobcat and coyote sightings thrilled me in January while one hi...

As a reader with a voracious appetite for the written word, I always find it a pleasure to discover new authors. I’m especially thrilled wh...

It was a perfect late December day.  Cool enough for a fleece vest but warm enough to go without a hat, gloves or socks.  As I walked the pa...

I had fun yesterday watching a Royal Tern take a bath in the ocean. It was low tide and occasional pockets of shallow water dotted the beach...

When I leave the house, I kiss my husband goodbye. It doesn’t matter if I’ll be away all day or for a half-hour, we always part with a kiss....