City Girl

Last week I wrote about grassroots politics. It was a bit of a departure from the fluff I usually write, but I do get serious once in a while. […]

I’ve heard of grassroots politics most of my life, and I had a vague idea of what it was – putting out signs, addressing flyers, making phone calls, and in general making a nuisance of yourself like the characters in some political comedy movies. […]

It’s hard to believe that this time last week we were fresh off a seven-day cruise and waiting for the roads to clear so we could make our way home. […]

The cruise was a dream I didn’t know I had until I was asked at church one morning if I was going on the upcoming “girl cruise.” […]

Ahoy from the Princess Live Café on Deck 7 of the Princess Regal. […]

Warning! This is not a light, fluffy, feel-good column about my cat(s) or the little green house that didn’t protect my plants from the freezing temperatures after all. […]

I don’t remember who read to me before I learned to read for myself – except for the man on the radio on Sunday mornings who read the comic section aloud. I hurried to get […]

This is the time of year when people who claim to be able to see into the future take the spotlight and tell us what we can expect in the next twelve months. […]

The third candle of the Advent Wreath is called the Candle of Joy. […]

Ten years ago, I wrote a Christmas series about Advent, the four Sundays preceding Christmas. […]