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We all have someone in our life with a green thumb. Whether they have more houseplants than the jungle or they are already gearing up for spring gardening, we have put together a gift guide to break down the season’s best plant selection.
Poinsettia
Christmas . . .
I have the smartest grandchildren. Of course, all grandparents think they do, but I really do. My daughter and her family came to spend a few weeks with us in the summer, and I quickly learned how smart my grandchildren are. Of course, part of intelligence . . .
It’s a story as old as time: A man and woman meet, over time they fall in love and get married. That’s what happened this Halloween to my son Robert and his beautiful bride Kimberly. How they met, I don’t know, how they fell in love, I don’t . . .
One of my most frightening experiences occurred when, as a new Army recruit, I was marched off for Basic Training.
When I first arrived at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on a cold January day in 1965 all recruits were assigned to the Reception Station. We ate . . .
I looked at my class roll and turned to Colleen. “Colleen, it’s your turn for the presentation today.”
She looked up, anger showing on her face. “I don’t want to do a stupid presentation! I don’t know why you expect something dumb like that . . .
There are only a couple of jobs that I really hate to do, and I have been working on one of them this month. I am getting old enough so that I don’t brand cattle anymore, so I was doing the other job I hate—painting the house.
When my wife, Donna, . . .
Like so many events this year, trick-or-treating may be taking a major hit. I imagine there will be many youngsters trick-or treating, if it is allowed, dressed as surgeons, Ninja Warriors, bandits, bank robbers and other imaginative costumes that . . .
New on Netflix, Away chronicles a group of astronauts on a roundtrip mission to Mars, as well as the complicated feelings of their families back on Earth.
In Away, Commander Emma Green (Hillary Swank) leads an international mission to Mars, aboard the . . .
Mateo looked at the paper in his hand and smiled. He felt one of the greatest feelings of satisfaction he had ever felt. But then a memory came back to him—one that was a mix of both good and bad.
Mateo was only ten when he came to the United States. . . .
…not only “when first we practice to deceive,” as Scottish Novelist and Poet Sir Walter Scott (1731-1832) said, but in everything we think, say or do.
Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years. Ever watch a spider in its web? After . . .
Back in the late 1980’s, I met Deb Steeg when I worked for a doctor where she was a patient. It was on Valentine’s Day 1989 that she delivered her beautiful daughter Jamie and ten months later I delivered my son Robert. Flash forward and we became . . .
In Buffaloed, Peg (Zoey Deutch) grows up in a working-class home in Buffalo, where her single mom, Kathy (Judy Greer), struggles to make ends meet while raising Peg and her brother, JJ (Noah Reid). Peg spends her adolescence training herself to be . . .
The saying “The pen is mightier than the sword” was first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play “Cardinal Richelieu.”
An ink bottle and fountain pen, which now seems impossibly quaint, was a . . .
A friend of ours came to visit. She had two little girls. Susan was five, and Tiffany was three. I enjoyed these two children. They were both cute and smart. But the things I enjoyed the most were that Susan talked like an adult, and she was a voracious . . .
If you watched The Sopranos or another more contemporary mob story and wondered what exactly the whole deal with RICO was, Fear City: New York vs the Mafia is a good documentary for you to watch in order to get the whole story. In this new Netflix . . .
It’s the Dog Days of Summer and we’re feeling the heat here in the Northern Hemisphere. The “Dog Days of Summer” run from the third week of July to the third week of August coinciding with the rising of Sirius the Dog Star found in the constellation . . .
Do you collect stuff, such as coins, comic books or even cars?
When I was a youngster, I collected marbles and baseball cards. Admittedly the cards were for the bubble gum that came packaged with each Major League player’s picture and stats. I eventually . . .
My university colleagues and I always tried to find summer work and then returned to share stories of our adventures. But John’s story was unsurpassed that year.
As he had in other years, John found work in Yellowstone National Park doing trail maintenance. . . .
In the midst of many canceled events during this time, the Embassy is thankful to have the ability to bring the Fort Wayne audience 6 films running July 31 through August 30.
The first two are black and white Buster Keaton comedies with accompaniment . . .
Singer-songwriters Kelsi Lee (Ft. Wayne, IN) and Cote Godoy (Chile) of the world-music group, “KelsiCote” announce the release of their latest album “AYÜN.” The album, rich in content and musicality, is a fusion of roots from North and South . . .
As I watched the veterans ride by on a big trailer in the Fourth of July parade, I was reminded of a good man I had grown to know and love.
I first met Bob the day the men from my church gathered to cut and haul wood for a widow in our community. I . . .
A glorious 4th of July to all! What a great time for fun, food and fireworks with social distancing and masks thrown in for good measure. Beyond the 3F’s it is also a time to reflect on our country and the struggles and hardships our founding fathers . . .
My two-year-old granddaughter, Hannah, loves animals. When she comes to our house and I take her for a walk, we have to stop and pet every cat or dog that she sees. Hannah especially loves to go out in the backyard and pet our golden retrievers. They . . .
It’s the most patriotic time of the year, which means it’s time to stock up on beer, hot dogs, fireworks and apparel with the American flag plastered all over it because Independence Day is nearly here! Before you fire up the grill and set off . . .
Father’s Day has come and gone, and I find myself still thinking about my father. He has been gone for almost 41 years, yet there is hardly a day goes by when I don’t remember something about him. Father’s Day is a special day for remembering, . . .