Seventy years ago this month, I walked down the aisle of my high school auditorium and crossed the stage to get my diploma from our stately principal, Mr. Davis. The school was called Lowville Free Academy and I was 14 years old at the time. It was just a fluke […]
Marie Snider – This Side of 60
Last Saturday, we had a fun evening planned–dinner at seven, followed by Mexican Train dominoes. Mexican Train is almost a tradition when our son is here to visit, as he was last weekend. But all of our plans changed suddenly! In the first place, our son arrived at five instead […]
Years ago, I loved gardening. I wasn’t a wonderful gardener, but spent many happy hours digging in the dirt. I loved the feel of the soft, mellow soil on my bare feet. When we first moved to Kansas 40 years ago, it took a while to find out how different […]