Louie’s Visit to Tufts Animal Hospital

The car ride is silent, except for the sounds of wheels going thump-thump over the highway pavement.  The car ride is silent, except for the sounds of deep breathing. During the car ride, I see nothing out the window, except for the blur of trees speed by me. During the car ride, I feel tired. I wonder who is breathing so heavily? Is it my daughter or the dog? I glance back and both daughter and dog are sleeping...

Book Body Soul Contributes article “Summer Beauty of Mid-Life” to Mothering in the Middle

Mothering in the Middle has posted a new item, ‘Summer Beauty of Mid-Life’, by guest contributor Lori Pelikan Strobel of Book Body Soul. The deck is a nice place to sit and drink in the view, as well as to drink a nice glass of wine. It gives me a bird’s eye view of everyone who is either in the cottage, on the lawn, in the water or on the dock. The air smells like summer; of suntan lotion and warm...

Top Summer Recipes- Crispy Kale Chips

“Top Summer Recipes” It is time to start thinking of my favorite summer recipes. Over the next few weeks, I will share with you a few of my delicious and simple summer foods to make for family and friends. I am sure one of these recipes will be become a favorite for you. Let’s start with kale chips, which incidentally I make all year round. I have been making these kale chips for a number of years. I...

Happy July 4th!

  “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis