Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference. Without the little things, we might sail through life boringly and vanish in a vanilla haze. Just take Saturday morning at the Mule Barn truck stop. There we were making certain no sudden wind would blow our chairs away from the philosophy counter, when Bert [...]
Paintings by Mark Gingerich are now on display at the Faculty Club on the campus of The Ohio State University.
By LEANNE ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Her friends’ Lucite-and-white kitchens were far more inviting than the outdated, psychedelic wallpaper and avocado-colored appliances that greeted Jeannine Anckaitis at home during the late ’80s. “It was the absence of color that looked so clean, fresh and bright,” she said. “They were clutter-free and seemed upscale. Our [...]
“We were a-doin’ okay ‘til Dewey showed up,” said Steve, behind the sale barn. Doc and Bert were there to watch the Saturday sale. “Dewey?” asked Doc. There’s a world of intrigue around here in the pronunciation of those two syllables, although we all love Dewey Decker and wish him well. But when he shows [...]
Doc took a little spring walk the other day since people in the valley seemed to have hit a lick of health. He walked past Miller’s old dairy, now grown to weeds, and thought about the kindnesses of old Tom Miller and the way he’d always bring Doc some butter when he wasn’t able to [...]
Learning a new skill may be just the distraction for a world in crisis. Most of what our country is going through we have very little control over except to vote when the time is right. However, the in between times could be filled with something real, something positive, where you can have total control. [...]
More than a few years ago when I started substitute teaching each day I would write about the experiences of that day. One day I had an idea or maybe better said a string of thoughts to come my way when I was writing down my notes. When I had finished I thought that a [...]
The snow pulls back its winter covers and brings up a whole new tomorrow for us. Where there was darkness and cold there is now light and hope and plans. There is something about the sight of fresh, wet ground after the snow leaves, and we find ourselves walking out into the backyard each morning [...]
