I was standing at the kitchen window the other afternoon, when I saw it. First it was just one. No big deal, I thought. Then two more floated softly to the earth. There was no real breeze to speak of so my concern continued to grow. It is only Aug. 12, I tell myself. This can’t be ...

Water. In all my years of living, the topic of water has never been more prevalent than in the past year or so. Just one year ago, the Ohio Valley was in the midst of a scorching drought. In fact, it was downright frightening as the threat of wildfires kept many vigilant. Each day through ...

It was ridiculously hot on Monday, but we persevered. We were determined to take the 9- and 10-year-old grandkids to the famed Kennywood Park as promised. And so we did. Yes I questioned our sanity at such an adventure during a heat advisory. Yet there are just some promises you cannot ...

There are some things I can put up with and some things I can’t. For one, I do not cotton to bugs, especially the eight-legged kind. It’s a true phobia that I admit but deal with. Fortunately this summer, I have not spied many of the insects that bother me the most. I have been told ...

I was just shy of 15 years old when I experienced my first trip in an airplane. My godmother at the time treated me to a trip to New York City and her home in Westchester County, New York. We caught the plane at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. It was in the summer of 1969 when commercial ...

At last count, I had 10 of them. They are in my car, my pantry and clothes closet. A couple of them carry the same logo and store name. If you haven’t guessed by now, I am talking about reusable shopping bags. It took me a while to get used to the idea of carrying my own bags into stores, ...