I come from a long line of contrary people. Law abiding, but contrary nonetheless. My mother’s people come from Ireland and immigrated to...

Mother’s Day came and went and Father’s Day is just around the corner. Many older adults didn’t and won’t get to spend them with their...

I would like to die, in my dotage and in my garden, or after swimming in the ocean or somewhere out and about and not strapped to a...

As much as the COVID-19 panic has taken over our lives in recent weeks, I really didn’t want to write about it. As a nurse and first...

I recently travelled to Schuyler, Virginia to visit the birthplace of Earl Hamner, Jr., the writer who created The Waltons. I was able to...

February is that wonderful month when the unmarried, the unattached are bombarded with lots and lots of advice on how to find someone,...

I recently started re-watching The Walton’s on Amazon Prime and reflecting on how much the series helped me cope with a pretty lonely and...