Finding Family
FIVE DAYS after our 31st wedding anniversary, my husband and I found ourselves in the parish cemetery of the Church of St. Nicholas and Linhart in Slovenice, Czechia, looking at…
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Hubcaps and Camel Cigarettes
MY HUSBAND and I just returned from a trip to Central Europe where we rented a car and drove for three weeks through the countries of Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, and…
You are More Likely to be Killed by a Cow Than a Shark
MY HUSBAND’S family has a fondness for gathering over the fourth of July at their historic bicentennial farm in Winchester, Indiana. The Chenoweth farm has been in the family’s possession…
In Homage to Stella – A Very Old Chicken
AS A CHILD, I never thought of chickens as pets, or as producers of eggs. My only contact with them was the chicken leg on my plate at dinner. It…
Hot Springs
BALNEOLOGY: THE practice of using natural mineral spring/water for the treatment and cure of disease. If you’ve ever spent time in an outdoor hot tub at night under the stars…
Majesty
THE THING between me and bald eagles started in the early seventies in London, Ontario, and involved my brother and a parakeet named Budgie. What brought us together with the…
Playtex Gloves and Chocolate Cookies
AS EVERYONE in the UP has noticed, 2019 has brought the return of “real UP” winter weather. We have a lot on the ground and on our roofs and, given…
The Evolution of Notes
I WAS A COLLEGE freshman the year 3M launched their new product, “Post-Its.” Early-adopters of “the sticky note” were considered brave in their day. The company touted as harmless the…
This is the Clapping Part
ANYONE WHO has ever been to a concert as a young person is familiar with the scene: It is nighttime and a throng of teenagers, dressed inappropriately for the weather…
Trees and Humans
WE ARE IMPRINTED by our childhood. It not only forms who we are, it informs who we are. There is no escaping our birth and ensuing nurturing. We are formed…