St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated across the globe every year on March 17. St. Patrick’s Day was established to honor the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, and was first celebrated in America in 1737. The holiday was originally celebrated with religious feast, but today the holiday is celebrated with a […]

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In this day and age, living in a small community presents an area some of us find ourselves unfamiliar with – including myself. Especially if you’re a divorced, middle-aged mother of two sons.  Finding a significant other is not an easy adventure. So where do you begin?  The grocery stores? The malls? Sporting events? Bars […]

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Those poor One Percenters. Sure the wealthiest one percent of Americans own 40 percent of the country’s wealth, have multiple homes, cars, planes, yachts, even the newly minted legal defense of “affluenza” to exonerate them from killing people. But they have never been able to enjoy the benefits of social welfare organizations like Doctors Without […]

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I’ve had a lot of people ask what Barley and Guinness have been up to over the past few months. It’s funny how if I don’t write a blog for the boys people text, e-mail or call me to see how they are doing. Both the boys are great and have been very busy outside […]

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On Wednesday evening, I attended the Marshall County FFA Ham, Bacon and Egg Sale at John Marshall High School. For the second consecutive year, I was able to purchase the Reserve Grand Champion Bacon, which I then donated back to the FFA Scholarship Fund.  This marked the fifth FFA event I have attended over the […]

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When I was a young girl (many, many years ago), I took piano lessons from a woman in St. Albans. I had not been taking lessons for very long  before she told my parents they might as well not waste their money, I was never going to be able to play the piano. I believe […]

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With spring just around the corner, thoughts of road trips and vacations have muddled my mind. One of my favorite vacation destination for years has been Niagara Falls.  The first time I visited Niagara Falls was in 1957 on the New York side.  I was 5 years old.  Though the falls were a miraculous sight […]

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Last year, I wrote to you about what it’s been like celebrating my birthday every year with the world on St. Patrick’s Day.There are many pros and cons, but it’s generally been a good day for all. Not only has the St. Patrick’s Day holiday been an extra special holiday for me and my family, […]

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It’s funny how you meet people throughout your life. Some stay and some go, and some become your friends. I deal with all of the court clerks in the tri-state area and know each and every person by name. There are four counties that I have really good relationships with the girls. One weekend, the […]

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Do you need a DAYCATION? Well, I have the place for you.  You can travel to “Fallingwater,” located on Route 381, in Mill Run, Penn., and tour the home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the family of Pittsburgh department store owner, Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. There are several amazing things about the home that […]

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