Jelly Bean Trees I can remember the damp smell of earth and moss as my grandmother and I entered the path through the early spring woods....

"The first time you share tea, you are a stranger. The second time you share tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share tea,...

Valentine's Day brings so many different memories and meanings to each person. When I was in grade school, my favorite part of the...

What's better than a fluffy armchair and a cozy quilt on a snowy evening -- with a hot cup of cocoa and captivating book in your lap?...

For all the beauty, magic and excitement of the holidays, it can be a real breath of fresh air to clear our space! We put those special...

Ever have that end-of-season slightly downhearted feeling? Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday! Seeing it pass by is my least...

Half the fun of a holiday is the anticipation! One morning when I was about five years old, I came down the steps with my little...

When she was small, one of our daughters said, "Mommy, I feel bad for Thanksgiving." "Why's that Hun?" I said. "Because everyone forgets...

Don't blink twice or you'll miss that sweet spot called "soup time." Now, I realize all chilly weather, and for some people, even summer...

There's a little old cemetery in the town where I grew up. In fact, we Brownies and Girl Scouts met in the community building right...

A Halloween Treat -- Enjoy my short story "Cakes and Curses" Arabella walked carefully in the dwindling light. How quickly the woods...

Newspaper covered our sun-porch floor. Little orange lids with green stems were scattered about with piles of mushy pumpkin insides and...

There's an excitement about setting out on an autumn morning, admiring the bright orange overlay of maple leaves above the darker...

I remember when I learned that the gorgeous burnt red, orange and gleeful yellow leaves that fill the mountainside in October are...

There's a certain happiness inside when October rolls around and you see a bright orange pumpkin by a home's front door. Or next to a...

You know that feeling -- when just the other day the sun from a clear sky slightly reddened your cheeks and you found a place in the...

On occasion when our kids were young, I, along with some other mothers, would take our children to a friend’s family farm. The kids...

Bright red tomatoes, cool green cucumbers, peppers and buttery yellow squash -- almost like a September rainbow! It is now that we admire...

Subscribe to my newsletter below (coming soon!) ♥ What is it about freshly washed sheets hung to dry on a springy bird-song morning with...

Catching up I recently spent an afternoon at the lake. Fun with my sisters -- swimming, sunning, roasting marshmallows and hot dogs on a...