Valentines Day is a bit of a contrived holiday, some - like my husband - would say. It is estimated a billion cards and lots and lots of...

It wasn’t my intention to go to the florist shop. First I tried the bargain grocery store where you can sometimes get a half dozen good...

The winter chill has settled on the garden but it doesn’t have to settle on your gardener’s heart. I have found the most delightful...

What if there was one more present you forget to unwrap? Just a small package that got kicked under the couch. As you get the last...

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Metal wheels scraped along the cobblestones. Slowly, a slippered foot stepped down followed by a big, old tennis shoe. John Douza...

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She’s been there for me – from the moment we first met, over the phone - that voice of encouragement and support, I told the crowd at my...