A billionaire’s life?
By Janice Lindsay
Contributing Writer
At a recent family party, we played a game where a game card asked a provocative question and each player gave...
The Walking Woman of Westborough walks on
By Wendi Comey, Contributing Writer
WESTBOROUGH – Traveling in one direction, it’s about 1,500 miles from Westborough to Key Largo, and if I walked in...
Things that go ‘Beep’
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
A traditional prayer from the British Isles begs, “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties/And things that go bump in...
Personal history procrastinator
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
May is Personal History Awareness Month.
You might ask, “Who decided that?” I find no definitive answer. But somebody thought it...
In search of a piece of toast
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Hopeful Consumer Lady needed a new toaster. She thought this would be easy.
She splurged for a nifty-sounding high-tech model from...
Love of the news-on-paper
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
This month marks thirty years since I began writing a freelance column for a local weekly newspaper from my home...
The courage to begin
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Pia the young osprey perched at the edge of a massive nest constructed atop a pole on an island in...
Time for a spot of tea
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
One cold dark morning, in spite of everything, I woke up.
The news of the world was disturbing. Wars and suffering....
Peace. Love. Ukulele.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
If more people played the ukulele, this old world might be a more peaceful place.
When I decided to learn the...
Always one more (weird) thing
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Is something awry in the atmosphere? Or is it me?
First, the track pad on my new laptop quit.
I also use...
