Mom, with Chris and Jerry. Mom's the cute one in the middle. Mom liked cleaning. With six kids, one husband, assorted hired men ...

Mom and Dad, with Pimple Pants, Rusty, Jerry and Bert Parents put a lot of thought and even prayer into the naming of their offspring....

Over forty years ago, my first OES (Old English Sheepdog, for the uninitiated) was my constant companion as I left the small lights of my ho...

We just got a new freezer.  Upright because we're no longer able to stand on our heads to reach for things in the bottom of the good ol...

I live in land-locked Canada, the pirates here are few, Unless you count the people who, sound ethics, they eschew. And so I’ll tell y...

You’re Favourite Drink ’s our subject and I really must admit My favourite drinks have morphed around. And not a little bit. When I...

Dad (right) and Ruel. Who could fool these two? As a young man, Dad spent his summers working on the ranch. It was these summers t...

We live a ten-minute drive from a large city. A city that has more stores than our bustling little town. Stores we occasionally need...

Husby and I are empty nesters. It's a fairly new experience. One that we are enjoying immensely. Maybe because we get all the perks (qu...

Ahh, Sinbad. Hero. Heartthrob. Nightmare. Movies are the greatest creation since . . . well . . . forever. Needless to say, I'm ho...

1.    I was four years old. Grocery shopping with Mom. I wanted an orange gumball. She said no. Thought I could fool her. I was wrong. ...

A woman wished to buy her husband something really neat, To celebrate his birthday and to show him he was sweet. She knew that he like...

Ever been scammed? I have. It's a terrible feeling when you realize what has happened. But it's nothing new. Allow me to i...

It was supposed to be a quiet dinner, just the three of us. It didn’t turn out that way. Maybe I should explain . . . Sally, Mom and...