How things are done
One reason to travel is to discover how things are done all over again. My husband, Peter, and I are in Mexico, and I...
Building memories and a treehouse
At the far end of Maple Street in Germantown was a narrow strip of woods between two cornfields. That skinny bit of woods led...
Hail to those special groundhogs
Each year, I have to chuckle as Feb. 2 approaches, for it’s on that day that a rodent perceived as a pest by most...
Take a picture; it lasts longer
These are the moments you’ll never want to forget, right? That’s why you’ll want to buy a photograph of your youngster, wearing a screen-printed...
Light speed brings lie speed
Mark Twain has been credited with the aphorism that, “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can lace up its...
Huge arm reached out of the jungle
In my dream, the jungle was thick and dark.There was a river running through it and I was on a small raft, careening down...
What once was common now often is not
When it’s time to do sheets and towels in my crib, I always think of two people, my mom and my neighbor Suzanne Kelley....
Doctor says eat your veggies
Dr. Katie Takayasu still loves a “really good steak,” she says.She just doesn’t think you should let it fill your plate.“What we know now...
A tale of two worlds
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a “Faustian Bargain.” As the German legend would have it, that bargain was made with...
Masking tape raised from the dead
“You’ll never guess what I did!” my husband, Peter, announced.“You’re right. I won’t,” I responded.“I microwaved the masking tape!” he said.I can’t tell you...
