

The Gift of Life
I have only given blood once. It was during one of those drives at school when the Red Cross trailer pulled into the bus parking lot and...


The Last Jar of Jelly
As summer turns into fall, the blackberry vines which punctuate our country property begin to shrivel and die. I have a love/hate...


What I Learned as I Recovered from Surgery
Most kids hated the predictable first day of school essay assignment, “What I did on my Summer Vacation.” I was the exception. I suppose...