It’s the best time of year for dogs. I don’t have a dog. I have a cat—as of this year. His name is Felix, and he came from Mexico. When we adopted...

I’ve been waiting a long time for my book, “Loon Point,” to sell.If I’m honest, it hasn’t been that long. It’s been five months, and that seems...

I’ve always wished I had the talent for drawing. Sketching in particular. I love a good sketch, especially when I can use it in one of my books....

Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned. Trump, Hawley, Smith, Kehoe, Bailey, Bean and Elliott are all going to get a free lesson on cheating women out of their rights....

It's a very unusual election year. With only three months to go, the Dems decided to change horses. They forced Sleepy Joe out of the race (my guess is that during that...

This is the first time driving Cinder; Lord willing, my future garden tiller. She is 14 months old. Notice I have the lines attached to her halter;...

It’s going to be here before you know it. Words once used to quell anticipation for Christmas morning now stir the same sort of butterflies when...

Believe it or not, 2020 was one of the best years we’d had since getting married in 2012 financially, regardless of its bizarreness. Yes, Doug did end up losing his paying...

“I’ve been reading about cats,” my husband, Peter, tells me. Peter has never had a cat before. “Oh, yeah?” “Salt is not good for their kidneys. We have to give Felix...

When me and my seven brothers were growing up on the Round Springs farm in Spring Valley, we had a small cave on our property slightly up and into a small bluff. To an...

We’ve seen great progress in the fight against colorectal cancer. While it’s still one of the most common cancers in the U.S., annual rates of new cases have dropped by...

My husband, Peter, and I were surprised that two plates were missing. We stay in our little apartment in Mexico and, while we’re gone, all our dishes and glasses remain in...

It’s been a decade since I heard Johnny Morris make a statement I’ll never forget. It was at a national deer symposium being held at Big Cedar Lodge, a Bass Pro Shops...

Have you ever considered what it was like living during the horse and buggy era when nothing much ever changed? Or at least changed very little. You were born with the wood...

Last night was surprisingly calm, all things considered. I told my husband, Peter, that he should not plan to get a good night’s sleep. I told him this because Peter has...