Yesterday I noticed that for the first time in a long time, there was no snow at all in our yards on on our house's roof or anywhere on ...

I actually love rain. It comes from visiting Cleve Bradley, my step-grandmother, whose house had a tin roof. One night in the rain sleeping ...

That's what Bern and I call it in our personal patois--Ba-KET-ball. Just like we call 'sleeping' "see-pin" and 'co...

It was on the way to Israel in December of 1999. We landed in Frankfort in the wee hours of the morning. I had forgotten all about it (but a...

I've done almost nothing today. I slept until almost 10 and took the dog out and watched a little tennis on TV and ate three meals. And ...

The chill in back in the air for a few days--maybe a snowfall, either a dusting or a blizzard, depending on who you listen to. If you aske...

I haven't recommended a book lately, but there's one I would love for you to read. It's by Alice McDermott and it's called S...