Sunday, February 16, 2025

Chalk it up to the best-laid plans

This weekend served as a good reminder that sometimes even the best-laid plans do fall apart from...

Walnuts then, now and future

Angelkeep has two mature walnut trees of sufficient age and stature to produce nuts. It’s a dirty,...

As Yogi said, ‘It’s deja vu all over again’

It happened again. My stressful week was supposed to end in a weekend of...

We have good qualities, but are we a ‘suburb’?

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? From my experience...

Healthier, happier and safer in 2023 with man’s best friend

As I sit down to write this week’s column, there’s a 2-year-old golden retriever sitting across from...

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment,...

Angelkeep: For the love of Lunatipula submaculata

What a beautiful bug. Crane fly identification came without hesitation, but desire lingered for a more accurate name. There were so many,...

My buddy Bryce graduated, and I want you to know him

By RYAN WALKER Bryce Lippe (left) poses in his cap and gown following the 9 a.m. Huntington University...

Flooded with a variety of emotional memories

Whenever anyone mentions The Flood of 2003, my first thought is of one particular photo. When I...

Zinnia and the village it represents

Angelkeep’s annual patio pot of zinnia always provided entertainment.  A clipped bloom became a kitchen window mini-bouquet. Hummingbirds, swallowtails,...