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This weather is just a bit milder and pulling me out of the house. I know that some of you have been out all winter and wondering what the fuss…
During the 15 years I spent in purgatory… I mean Chicago… the running joke was that the Windy City had two seasons: winter and construction. Much-needed infrastructure repairs could wait…
Kids! They are disobedient, disrespectful oafs! Noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy, loafers! Why can’t they be like we were, Perfect in every way? What’s the matter with kids today? Do you…
Full disclosure. I am not what you’d call top shelf housewifely material (sorry, Mom, I know you tried). When it comes to cleaning, I tend to have two settings: Clean…
One of my all-time favorite memes that’s been going around Facebook for several years hits home hard for me as it speaks truth to one of my greatest struggles in…
We thought putting up a couple manufactured homes — one for the lovely Michelle and me, the other for our grown daughter — on a pretty good-sized chunk of land…
A mural can be more than decoration. For many businesses, it serves as a visual landmark that shapes how customers experience a storefront and remember…
By Ray Bilderback When I was a boy, in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s, we looked to the radio for information and entertainment. I remember sitting with my grandfather…
By Sophia Mattice-Aldous Being outside provides plenty of opportunity for comic relief. A sense of humor can go a long way toward alleviating a hard situation (although, if you’re at…
By Kerry Schafer Whatever you do, do not think about chocolate ice cream cones. Do not think about that cool creamy sweetness on a hot summer day. Do not think…

