Backyard ballgames and apple blossoms Baseball season and flowering trees equal springtime in my book. Most people love summer, many prefer autumn, but I’ve always been a fan of fielders’ gloves and pink magnolias. Spring is my heart-singing, smiling season. I think it all began in our ...

I had another article ready to send, but the eclipse was on my mind. I just had to share my experience. Although the totality of it eluded me, nevertheless what happened was spectacular. My night lights came on. I also saw photographs of cities where the lights were on. First, let me say that ...

Last weekend in Rochester was an emotional seesaw. We laughed. We cried. And best of all, we hugged a lot. My sister-in-law, Julie, died and being together with her family was everything to me. For two days with my five nieces and nephews, their spouses, and the grandchildren, I shared their ...

I believe our two juvenile diabetics stories will help small children to try regular exercise and try not to eat candy or sweets, hard to do, our two diabetics did well. Our son Daniel was 3 years old when he came down with diabetes. Juvenile diabetes. We contacted Buffalo Children’s and ...

I have always been enthralled with dandelions. When my children were young, they often brought home bouquets of them. I proudly displayed them so they would be happy. The little yellow flowers were so joyful to look at. By evening the little yellow blossoms had closed up. That is the way of the ...

Senior citizens like us dream a lot. It must be from all that napping. And winning the lottery is strictly the stuff of dreams for us members of the fixed-income crowd. Occasionally, Dear Richard or I will spot an over-the-top wonderful goody on the TV screen or the computer, and comment, ...