Little comment, big change
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
It’s thought-provoking, how a small event, even a small remark, can change a life’s trajectory. You move along confidently in...
It starts with one toy elephant
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
In a recent conversation with acquaintances, the subject of collecting things arose. Someone suggested that the urge to create collections...
Pen a complaint. It works.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
A colorful Work of Art sat on my desk, a piece I created myself, that turned out to be quite...
When a relative turns 100
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
You don’t often have a chance to wish a family member a happy 100th birthday. The occasion is cause for...
My new hat
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Our letter carrier rang the doorbell. Would I sign for a package from Poland?
I didn’t know whether I would or...
Sensible or not, it’s tradition
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Cultural traditions abound during the holidays. We honor those. But most families probably also have traditions of their own, which...
How to guest a dinner party
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
The winter holidays barrel toward us. If we’re lucky, COVID might slink into the background. Sooner or later, a friend...
Finding the inner artist
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
An artist friend gave me a card that says, “We are all artists even if we don’t know how to...
As luck would have it. Or not.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my husband was a child, his mother told him that it was bad luck to put shoes on the...
Crows know
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I didn’t mind finding a hamburger roll in my white bird bath, or a banana slice, raisin bread, or chokecherry...
