As I write this, my left foot is swollen, relentlessly itchy, and looks like a puff-pastry with toes. It’s all because of a bee sting that happened while I was walking in my backyard a few days... Read more >>

With summer just around the corner, dog owners are anxious to get their pets—and themselves—off the sofa and out into the glorious land of blue skies, fresh air and endless... Read more >>

Barbecues are the quintessential summertime social activity and there are plenty of budget-friendly options for your next outdoor soirée. Summer barbecues are back in fashion thanks to their... Read more >>

For my sister Jan Fireflies in circuitous flight, Yellow torches flashing code In the fragrant Ohio night. Summer is here. Flashing on ... off ... nothing. “Oh, just wait. Wait ...”... Read more >>

I’m lounging in my pajamas again, on a school morning at that. Why not? There’s no need to race from the shower in order to beat the family morning rush with wet hair. Instead I’ve... Read more >>

Flora has changed her attire, she has exchanged the pale sweet rose shades of pink and lavender blues now she prefers dresses of gold, deep yellow and burn ambers, which she wears against the... Read more >>

When I was a child summer lasted forever. Summer was a kingdom onto itself where I was the queen and each endless day was tailor- made for my pleasure. My childhood was spent splashing at the... Read more >>

She wanted to be the summer Lost in tall grass meadows with The hum of insects and the sound Of birdcalls and the lushness of green Dotted with purple, yellow, white Waving like the ocean in... Read more >>

Do you remember summers as a kid? I mean, the smells, the sounds, the feel, the deep in your bones feel, of summer when you were about eight? Did I ever have a powerful moment this morning that... Read more >>