I am very aware that I am sharing my environment with nature. Everywhere I look nature abounds. This morning there were three deer just laying out in the lawn when I came downstairs. They did not seem to notice me at all. Then, as I sat on the couch two squirrels were chasing each other up and ...

Yup. That was the name of the sporting event I attended in Lexington, Mass., last week. It was a hoot. My daughter, now age 50, never played softball. Her tomboy mother (me) played four years of varsity softball in high school and dabbled in marching band. Alix seriously excelled in music ...

As a person who lived in Sweden for nine years before immigrating to America with his parents, my father, Christian, like other new arrivals in the U.S, had to shift language gears quite rapidly to acquire an education. Despite his early unfamiliarity with it, he did acquire a small repertoire ...

First of all, let me say that I support the rights of responsible individuals to own guns for whatever reasons, be it hunting, sport, and/or self-protection. I also realize that the vast majority of people who own guns understand the responsibilities that come along with gun ownership, taking ...

When I think of Memorial Day I think of my youngest grandson. Jared was born on Memorial Day in 2002. His grandfather knew he was coming but did not last to be able to see him. That was one of the hardest things I have ever done - welcome a new grandchild without my partner. I made ...

Wednesday was a beautiful day to be in the Mayflower Cemetery. The sun shining over Cape Cod and the South Shore was bright enough to warm our skin. The soft ocean breeze kept us comfortable during our short labors at the family graves. Yes, there is such a thing as a good cemetery day. I ...