How I Spent My Summer

Well, “Back-to-School” season is here, and I’m reminded of when I was a girl returning to school, being assigned an essay on “How I Spent My Summer.” While some of my childhood summers were action-packed with travels to Yellowstone and Disney World, most were spent at home, playing in the heat with neighborhood friends, andContinue reading “How I Spent My Summer”

To Bee or Not to Bee

When I was young, my parents owned a vacant lot next to our home. My brothers and I, along with other neighborhood children, used the space as our private park.  There, we played kickball, baseball, and chased fireflies.  When my brothers were older, they raced go-carts around the perimeter.  Our neighbor, “Jim,” told my dadContinue reading “To Bee or Not to Bee”