Monthly Archives: July 2005

The plum tree no longer shades our patio and family picnic table. Its leafy branches shaded patio suppers and provided little ones with a safe perch three or four feet above the ground for 20 years after we planted it. … Continue reading →

I knew the granddaughter wanted to make a button shirt – she had, after all, spent an hour carefully selecting buttons from the bin at the fabric store. But when I handed her a needle to thread and waited for … Continue reading →

I thought I purchased the elliptical exerciser at that garage sale last year to keep me flexible and energized. For sure I did not buy it because I had fallen in love with exercising.. I dread exercising. I hated gym … Continue reading →

Fads flash brilliantly and fade quickly into obscurity – some none too soon. The “rent advertising space on my forehead” fad flashed over the Associated Press wires in January with the story of Andrew Fischer, 20, of Omaha, Neb., a … Continue reading →