WRIGHTS LANE

T aking a leave of absence for a while folks.  Involved in a fairly intensive on-line lay ministry course...Talk to you when I have a free m...

I have always spoken what is on my mind. I appreciate others who do the same thing. Frankness and openness aids self-expression and when r...

J ust as a followup to my last post in which I talked about old things and how much I enjoy them, here's another from my cedar chest of...

T hose who read my posts on this site know that I am a self-admitted oddball.  Among other things, I enjoy antiques.  Nothing strange i...

Caroline Flohr is the author of a recently-published  book, “Heaven’s Child,” www.heavenschild.com . It details her spiritual journey begi...

I t is easy to get trapped doing the same thing every day, but trying something new is proven to boost happiness and confidence. There is n...

I have been sitting at my computer for at least 30 minutes trying to think of something really profound, original and noble to say to my ...

T he question had been hanging over us for weeks.  "Would my wife Rosanne be well enough to travel to daughter Cindy's home in Cale...

A s the days dwindle down to a precious few before December 25, the media gives constant updates on dollars spent on retail sales.  We are r...

Believe it or not, I have been asked to play the "Innkeeper" in a "Night Before Christmas" pageant performed during an ...

I swear, the world is conspiring against me to give up drinking coffee. For years doctors have cautioned me against drinking too much cof...

The attached link connects to a touching and phenomenal piece of work well worth listening to and watching. The wonderfully rich baritone v...

B efore the death of her 16-year-old twin daughter, Sarah, Caroline Flohr says she was living under some major misapprehensions.  “Like so ...

AUNT FANNY, 1856-1938 I was very pleased to be able to scan successfully the above  tintype portrait of my Aunt Fanny (Perry) Pike ...

Hey turkey, we cross here!   Saugeen Shores has to be the Wild Turkey capital of Canada.  The savvy birds can be seen just about ever...

I was taken by a little item tucked away at the bottom of an inside page of a newspaper this morning.  It "talked" about the joy ...

T he Beatles (remember them?) once sang:  "I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love." It was just around...

In the above spectacular photo, fishermen just south of Southampton formed an almost perfectly-spaced line just off the east bank of the ...

School in Dresden attended by my parents and their son, demolished  in 1960s.   I have been involved in research recently that has imp...

I have fun following the curmudgeonly astronomer Jonathan Cainer.  There are times when he makes absolutely no sense at all and there are o...

  A fter writing yesterday's post about the depressing four consecutive  Sun piecing through clouds and branches of towering...

I f there is anything that I hate more than a dreary, wet and windy day in October, it is four consecutive dreary, wet and windy days in Oct...

I have talked and written frequently on the subject of death.  It is an area in which I have had more experience than I would have liked bu...