Month: March 2022

                Pink hearts dot the green shutters of the white cottage at the Legacy House Imports in Madison, Wisconsin. Little girls in party dresses and shoes looked around with wide eyes inside the tearoom overlooking the garden.             Tea tables held teacups, linen napkins, perfectly aligned teaspoons, butter knives and jugs of water. “You are welcome to…

               True or false? Recently the first woman contestant won millions on Jeopardy? True – if name and clothes alone determine gender. False – if one considers the scientific information regarding DNA and the impact of the X and Y chromosomes on brain function and focus and physical strength.  For the purposes of this column, the…

                As Linda directed students to the stage at Michigan State, “This big ole guy came running straight for me. He ran up to me, picked me up and slung me around saying, ‘It works! That magic penny really works.’ The Magic Penny is the one penny investment I made every year for each of the…

        “Grandpa better not be out in the shop without me!” my 9-year-old grandson huffed as he looked around the kitchen, ignoring breakfast and looking for my husband. The two had spent days working on refurbishing a typing table. Like many little kids, he really enjoyed helping and supervising his grandfather through the project. They had…