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Barry Lewis
It’s tough watching the new anti-smoking commercial.   You’ve seen it.   Young boy's voice sings: "Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin' Clementine, you are lost … more
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Cooking in the Country
Lately, all I have been wanting to eat is soup. This soup is just like lasagna, but lighter and easier. There is some spice from the Italian sausage, but feel free to swap out for sweet sausage if … more
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Garden Guru
In case you missed last week’s column, so did I. I was traveling to visit my mom in Southwest Florida and completely forgot to get my column in early. That being said, the plant I was going to … more
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Random Thoughts
Sitting at my desk, I glance around the room at the various battery-operated devices that somehow have become necessities. At first, I make a mental note of the ones that require the insertion of … more
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How not to get a job
I come home to a message on my answering machine from the big boss at the paper. I figure I must be in trouble…again. After all, I did write about the company picnic, but that was so long ago. … more
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A Sense of Direction
It was very simple - All I had to do was go to the 9th floor and look for Ste. 912 as I was instructed to do. Mike had dropped me off at the main entrance and after parking the car in the parking … more
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This dish is easy to make, tasty and a delight to enjoy on a cold winter night.
Cooking in the Country
It has been about two years since the tomato feta pasta has gone viral and I still make that dish religiously. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, shrimp can be added in. It has the same great flavor … more
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Random Thoughts
Most of us do this action at least twice a day. I am not alluding to seeing what your friends posted on Facebook nor checking your email. This column is about brushing your teeth and the historical … more
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Library Corner
MAMAKATING — Famed Danish philosopher and writer, Soren Kirkegaard, once wrote: “What is a poet? A person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as … more
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Only if you “Musk”
During Christmas dinner with friends, a car, headlights gleaming, stops in front of the house. We’re not expecting anyone else. In fact, we just finished the main course. Someone gets out of … more
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A hulk of an idea
I think we can all agree that it’s time again for a full-length Columbo movie. The first Columbo movie, technically a TV pilot, aired in 1968. The second pilot was released in ’71 and … more
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Barry Lewis
There's an odd satisfaction in knowing that there's one thing that I will never need to buy again.   Something that I can forever check off life's perennial need-to-get list.   … more
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Cooking in the Country
If you’re like me, your favorite part of a fresh lasagna is the corner piece. This dish is like an entire pan of corner pieces. That’s why when I saw this dish, adapted from Giada De … more
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The Garden Guru
Did you enjoy the warm weather we have had lately? Don't worry it won't last and we will be back to winter before long. But this warm weather does pose a problem for your yard.   After the … more
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Bubble up
According to the calendar and my optimistic self, as we entered 2023 we slid into the second half of winter. As a young child, the end of winter let me engage in an outdoor event that I still … more
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A Sense of Direction
On December 22 my son went to Home Depot to buy a tree to fit in my bay window. It was rather expensive but the salesman told Mike that if he waited until the next day to buy it, it would be a lot … more
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Cooking in the Country
As cold and flu season continues to do its best in antagonizing us this winter, I decided a recipe for bone broth soup might be just the thing to speed a post-holiday recovery.   A few years … more
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The Garden Guru
What ever happened to sleigh riding? We have plenty of snow this year to get outside and enjoy the winter yet you never see kids out playing in it. When I was a kid, my friends and I would be out … more
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More Than a Ball Drop
There are many traditions and rituals we perform during the holiday season. The big event watched by us in America is counting down as we watch the ball drop in Times Square. Since my previous column … more
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Grandma’s Diary
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Additional names mentioned are those of her brothers and sisters except for Daisy who was a family friend.   Dec 16th … more
Riding the Roller Coaster
Just two days before Christmas and we are riding a roller coaster when it comes to the weather. Freezing temps a few days ago, now heavy rain and fifty degrees, and down into the teens tonight. … more
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Barry Lewis
I keep hearing that kids grow up faster these days.  That their iPhones, drones and VR Headsets have helped to eliminate the imagination of their youth. Well, if that’s true, then why … more
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Cooking in the Country
Every holiday season comes a time when my mother breaks out her trusty crockpot to make a big batch of Swedish meatballs.   It’s an easy and versatile dish that can serve equally well … more
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Grandma's Diary, December 1913 - The Last Entry
My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Additional names mentioned are those of her brothers and sisters except for Daisy who was a family friend.  Dec 16th Went … more
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Dippity-do done did it
Ah, the inevitable, a notice for jury duty. Like death, they never come at a good time. This one’s for my husband. “I’ll just tell them I work online and they’ll excuse … more
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