Time for a spot of tea
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
One cold dark morning, in spite of everything, I woke up.
The news of the world was disturbing. Wars and suffering....
A guilty pleasure, but I don’t feel guilty
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my mother gave me an age-softened novel called “The Woman-Haters,” I was not excited about reading it, being a...
It starts with one toy elephant
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
In a recent conversation with acquaintances, the subject of collecting things arose. Someone suggested that the urge to create collections...
Thanks a lot, Bulova
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Eighty years ago, in July of 1941, the few thousand Americans who owned TVs could witness a momentous event, though...
The courage to begin
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Pia the young osprey perched at the edge of a massive nest constructed atop a pole on an island in...
Spring cleaning and the dusty mind
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
With good intentions and delusions about the extent of my ambition, I compile a list of household chores to complete...
Little comment, big change
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
It’s thought-provoking, how a small event, even a small remark, can change a life’s trajectory. You move along confidently in...
Summer insects; some are magical
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I awoke around midnight and, unable to sleep, I watched out the window as flickering lights floated above the grassy...
Love of the news-on-paper
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
This month marks thirty years since I began writing a freelance column for a local weekly newspaper from my home...
We did it for Grandma
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
The recipe for this meal begins “Dig a hole.”
Following a family tradition that began decades before I was born and...