I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE SOUTH as a young teen during spring vacations with my dad. Our trips were mostly centered around golf and...

THIS WEEK I HAD THE PLEASURE of enjoying two recipes that utilized fresh asparagus harvested from the Norconk family farm off M-22 south...

I CHOSE TWO BOOKS from my library shelves this past week and were they ever gems. Jackdaws by Ken Follett and Calico Joe by John Grisham....

CAROL, MY THIRD WIFE, always professed in metaphor that our lives were made up of chapters, and she further believed that these chapters...

THE DEATH OF TWO OF MY BEST friends this past month challenged me as a humorist and thoughtful friend. Family and friends, including me,...

MY SENSE OF HUMOR has saved me many times during life’s trials. Sadness is also in the equation, but its role is to bolster happiness....

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Thomas Fuller (cited) in 1732. THE MONTH OF MARCH is half over as we come to...

SHE FINALLY LOOKED UP AT ME and I remembered thinking that she had a beautiful, sweet face. I would soon learn that [she] had what I’d...

The Chief Prevention from Getting Old Is to Remain Astonished. Kevin Kelly AS A YOUNG FATHER I reinforced my children's interests by...

IF YOU’VE READ MY BLOG, you know I like fruit, veggies, and flowers. My postings over the last five years contain essays about the joy...

MOST MY LIFE I have been a fan of pizza. It started as a ten-year-old when I enjoyed my first slice at the once-bustling Sugar Bowl...

MY LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE offered diverse courses that both intrigued and challenged me. Classes in Philosophy and English introduced me to...

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK has made to our winter weather. Months of little snow and warm temperatures had me believing that there was some...

IT HAS TAKEN ME A GOOD MONTH to get my arms around my near-death experience (NDE) that took place during a 75-mile drive through flooded...

ISN’T THIS A GORGEOUS LEMON. It is Christmas week and I’m just about to enjoy the “fruits of our labor” by finally harvesting this...

POTTED LIVE EVERGREEN TREES have become popular in northern Michigan where they are increasingly being offered in the nursery trade....

AS A 10-YEAR-OLD I came with curiosity for anything out-of-doors. I often imagined that I was chosen to participate in the Universe's...

TREES ARE SUCH A FOCUS this time of year in northern Michigan. In October their attention-grabbing leaves produce a vast display of...

AS YOU CAN SEE from this photo, I became an urban forager in early November after my friend Nancy and I noticed half a dozen trees full...

RECENTLY I COMPLETED READING A BOOK written by Bill Bryson that was all about the human body. It was aptly named, The Body – A Guide for...