When he stops coming home to visit and you have to go to him He doesn’t love you less but you’ve done your job and he is independent and...

We featured this decadent, delicious recipe in the magazine last year and it was a Smash!!!! Perfect for Valentines, or any day of the week, please enjoy this scrumptious recipe, and short story, from Anita Stafford, Recipe Queen!!! According to recent statistics, the average person celebrating Valentine’s Day in 2016 will spend almost $150 to show their affection. Of course, some will spend considerably more if they opt for the whole sweetheart package. According to the New

continued… (part one found here) Exhausted we partook in the obligatory shower in the communal shower block where people abandon all...

Some changes come after years of struggling. Honestly, I enjoy food. I have tried weight watchers, nutrisystem, and read and tried most...

For our son, Jimmy Monday eve was a Purple orange sky Jimmy’s Angels are with him At the YMCA Skate Park Giving him courage To fly on his...

Poetry While gentle refrains, lilting, relieve The tender pains presumed so deep: Those scraped on knees of infancy, Poignantly does...

God called the light day and there was morning. Early Monday morning the day back to school after a long Winter break I saw the most...

My daughter’s friend, Melissa’s Aunt, knew Mister has passed on. She had a nine month stray that needed a home. She sent Julie a...

The idea seemed great. The picture in my head a scene of utter serenity. We booked. We allowed ourselves a few days of anticipatory glee...

From the mouth of a 4 year old . . . “Mommy, when I grow up I’m gonna need eyeliner and a phone like you.” Lol. Always says something to make me laugh. Courtesy Deanna “McCrazy” Wolverton

Life is truly so short. We have lost many loved ones and family members this year, including our dear pets. We would like to send prayers...

Sugar, Spice & Spilled Milk This cake may look plain, but it’s one of the best cakes ever. It’s flavorful enough to serve all by itself,...

I WISH I WERE… Thinner ~ Faster Fitter ~ Richer Patient ~ Prettier More Tolerant More Organised HOWEVER! I Am… Fatter ~ Unfitter Poorer ~ Impatient Unkempt Unorganised AND PROUD!! Because I am also the bearer of a label, a title a badge much more rewarding and resplendent… I AM A MUM. Image by Freepik-WayHomeStudio

So Now You’re 62 I was sitting in a restaurant having breakfast with my daughter. I looked up at some art on the wall, noted I really liked it, and saw above it a big flat screen tv. When I was a kid, and yes, that is sixty years ago – (ouch! That hurt!) – we didn’t own one TV. As I got older, we had a black and white TV In a large wood cabinet, which also served as furniture. Today most restaurants have several large flat screen TVs with captioning – (oops, What’s that y

Poetic Thoughts While I make an Apple crumb pie the dogs are not shy. They love apples. “Snap, snap…” they go crunching away. “Please...

Love when I come home for lunch. I never know what the kids have in store. Here was the scenario just a few days ago: My Daughter:...

Lord, been a long time down here on my knees, cleaning up mess after mess, made by people been blessed so much more, but someways just couldn’t care less. Still, I’m healthy, Lord, fed, and my family is fine; as blessings go, I’m happy for these. I’ll handle whatever mess comes my way, but I’m praying, Lord, down here on my knees. Image Courtesy Flickr-SeanTrank

Teenage Tales of Terror! Why??? Why does my teenage daughter think she can prance in with her posse of friends at 2am and think the...

Yikes! While in the middle of a chat with my younger sister, my youngest child comes running in the house announcing with jublilee that...

And this is why you should never leave a toddler alone in the bathroom… . . . done in less than 30 seconds!

I guess the old saying, “It’s never too late to try something new”, is very true. At sixty-four, I went to my first Milwaukee Brewer’s...

This weekend we had a family wedding on Long Island and decided that we needed to head to Massapequa Preserve before we went home. I’m...

The body is like a plant. It needs to be watered much. Fed and loved. Give a plant space to grow. A plant needs friends to help it bloom...

Dad is a man who Called me an Artist Who helps all and Gives love He makes me laugh and loves our son with all his heart Dad is forever...