Forget the snarled traffic and chaos of local roads, cancelations, inconveniences and covered sidewalks, icy windshields and frantic runs on grocery stores. The serendipity of snow during Christmas time is a gift unmatched by anything on a store shelf, online, or in a catalog. As it fell, my spirits rose and remembered the anticipation and [...]

One of the lower-key but ongoing battles of everyday housekeeping, at least for me, is keeping fingerprints at bay. The TV screen, windows, mirrors…have you ever looked at your computer screen in a certain light, or while it is turned off, to find that it has become a maze of smudgy splotches where you’ve touched, [...]

Like many people, I find it hard to let Daylight Savings Time go. Shorter days and the inevitable entrée to THE HOLIDAYS are a double whammy that typically call forth my protest of “I’m not ready!!” But this year, I am determined to welcome these things in a spirit of acceptance, embrace the blessings and [...]