Where we live

By the time you sit down to enjoy your first cup of coffee this morning, I will have polished off at least a half a pot, made two bowls of farina o

Most of us are quite busy.I don't recall when I was a child having all the activities that today's child has available to them.

Most of us are quite busy.I don't recall when I was a child having all the activities that today's child has available to them.

It's 5 a.m. on a Friday morning, and I'm yanked from a sweet dream by the shrill ring of the old-fashioned windup alarm clock.

I have a little mental game I play when I'm doing a certain unpleasant physical task, which is shoveling dense, partially frozen snow and ice chunk

I have a little mental game I play when I'm doing a certain unpleasant physical task, which is shoveling dense, partially frozen snow and ice chunk

Last week marked the 20th anniversary of my Pop Pop's death.

One day when I was a kid I was riding my bike in the neighborhood.

Receiving Christmas cards and letters is one of the most favorite parts of the holiday season in our family.

The Irish have long been known for their love of the macabre and humor, even in death.

The Irish have long been known for their love of the macabre and humor, even in death.

Being of a certain age, I'm having what is considered normal memory lapses.