
People ask me where I get my ideas for stories I write.
When they ask that, I’m kind and gentle, and tell them that I see something and it just gives me an idea. I say that because if they knew...


Cousin Ollie and the Black Hole
Cousin Ollie stopped by the other day and invited my husband (we’ll call him Jughead to protect the guilty) to come along on a fishing...


A ton of reasons to eat more chocolate (like we really need a reason!) and I didn't make them up
A recent study found that dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to...


And they lived happily ever after...until Goldilocks arrived
Looking at this photo, you would really have to wonder what kind of a relationship these two could have had, but they look very happy...


Curiosity doesn't always kill the cat
I’m a curious person. OK, that can be taken in two ways, and quite often has. But, what I really mean is that I’m curious about a lot of...


Aunt Leena and the Butt Zapper (not a typo!)
I’ve introduced you to my cousin Ollie - great guy, but about a leg short of a chair, if you catch my drift. Today, I’d like to...


Empty Nest Syndrome, Not
Something is wrong with me. I must be a horrible aberration or have a rare immunity to this debilitating disease. You see, my youngest...


Ever thought you were out in the Middle of Nowhere, but found you really weren't?
Last weekend the weather was absolutely great. Normally I would have spent it doing chores, but winter isn't that long past and I...

Does your family have a "Cousin Ollie"?
You know, that odd duck who just seems to get himself into all kinds of crazy situations? That slightly goofy relative who’s always the...


They were just dusty old boxes
I couldn’t put it off any longer. If I waited another week or two, I’d be cooped up in the house instead of spending my time out in the...