Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

Watching monarchs

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Maybe it’s true, as Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote, that “in spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
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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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
Janice Lindsay writes about her 30 years as a newspaper columnist.

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...
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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...