Saturday, September 30, 2023

Altered graduations still made grand memories

Graduation is a different experience for everyone.   For some, it’s a moment they...

Cut-leaved toothwort, a season past

Sorry. It’s a bit late to head into the forest of Ouabache State Park or other locations...

A quest to put a few good books in the hands of others

I carefully made my selections and stacked the books one by one in the plastic sack. I...

Baseball returns, but how much will COVID-19 affect it?

Baseball is back, ladies and gentlemen.  After a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Everyday parts of life we miss since COVID-19 hit

It was encouraging last week to hear some good news about researchers who are working around the...

A couple considers the children they never knew

Saturday afternoon was a nice day for a drive, to watch some baseball, and to do a...

Sometimes, those accidental ‘finds’ are better

It’s amazing what you find when you’re looking for something else. My wife says...

It’s ‘odd man out’ on Venice vacations

While we’ve been trying to avoid contagion through social distancing, coming up with reasons we simply cannot...

Tree swallows, aka “WOW!”

Carolyn Peek receives the Angelkeep Journals’ Golden Thank You Award for 2020. Without her donation to the...

Mask up, be kind and celebrate the successes

Back in May, I offered a stream of thoughts in this space about the world around us.