Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in. There are too many things to do and I’m not making progress on anything. Every day, I …

My mother is visiting now. She’s a wonderful houseguest, as long as you make sure she has plenty to do. If she doesn’t feel like she’s …

We had rain and wind—all the leaves are down here now. It was a short, but pretty fall display of color. Now I’m left with three tons of …

My list of fall chores is getting shorter. So are the days, of course. I figured out the problem with my mower—needed a new fuel …

For those of you who are following the saga of my father’s recovery, he is back at his own home now, taking his first steps into …

The curtains are closing on summer here. Lots of cool days on the horizon, although we had one last hot one yesterday. I’ve started …

Pessimism makes me angry—sometimes. When people use it as an excuse to not put forth effort, it makes me angry. For a while, my …

Sometimes it feels like I’ve written a million books. I think of a “brand new” idea and then remember that I already wrote it. But …