What do you have to give? What can you give up freely? It's the giving season. It begins with Thanks-giving and continues until ...,...

"Look, mom, those clothes are in a confinement shop," my four-year-old said. My mom and I laughed. To be sure, the clothes were confined...

Boo to you. Halloween may be over, but many of us still love the thrill of a good scare. Why is it that some of us like to scare others,...

I'm the keeper of old things. Old typewriters. Bottles. Farm implements. My house is in some ways a museum of a slice of Americana. In...

High schools, colleges, and universities have them. Where I'm from, churches have them. Usually in October. Sort of a harvest festival. ...

We are all someone to someone. By that, I mean we have people who influence us, mentor us, lead us, and, sometimes, keep us in check. I...

Oh my! So, publishing a book is a little like offering your soul up for examination … and so I have. Gathering, Homespun Essays from...

Gathering, Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane will become available on Sept. 17… AYEE! You will be able to buy it online through...

Meet Kitty. Miss Kitty. Mademoiselle Kit-tay. She was hanging out in her backyard earlier this summer when I was visiting my brother....

Hi there! Hope this note finds you well, happy, cool in hot weather and warm in the cold. My friend here, a giraffe at the Houston Zoo...