Nostalgia

A week-long trip to Japan was definitely not included on my bingo card for this year. As much as we love to travel,…

We had our spring break earlier than usual this year, and we decided to do something different. Instead of going to the beach…

Oh, how I wish I could trust the groundhog. How lovely it would be to depend on a giant marmot for his prediction…

A winter chill has finally decided to greet us here in the south, and its timing is perfect. Christmas is two weeks away,…

“What are you reading right now?” is a question I frequently ask my friends. Books have remained a constant in my life, and…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For many, this is merely a holiday to race through before the ushering in of the real star, the…

I have been on a Motown kick lately. I thank my mother for this. Growing up, I spent many a summer morning with…

We all remember our first friends. Those friends who appear in your earliest memories and photo albums. For many, those friends came in…

Last year, my dad gave me a book. Now, I use the term “gave me” loosely when in all reality, he probably intended…

“Do you have any holiday traditions?” I ask of several friends on a humid September afternoon. I am spinning back and forth in…