Hello friends - it’s a beautiful snow globe kind of day and I’m thinking about the week ahead. It’s tax season for me and the days are full of phone calls, doorbell ringing, and lots and lots … more

Hello friends. I am having a tough time this week finding news to share with you. We are two weeks into 2026 and most of the people I have been in contact with don’t have a lot of good news to … more

Hello friends, how’s your 2026 going so far? You may not know but I must write these columns a week in advance, so I am projecting my positive spin on the whole New Year thing. What I know today is … more

Hello friends and Happy New Year. Here we are ready to wipe the slate clean for 2025 and begin again with 2026. Happy times or sad, good times or bad, memories to be filed away, forgiven and … more

Hello friends, well, the big day has arrived, and we’re knee deep in wrapping paper and festive bags full of tissue paper with cookie crumbs and hot cocoa mugs all about. Or so the media wants us … more

Hello friends - well, we seem to be in the throws of winter despite it being officially days away. The Winter Solstice occurs Dec. 21 and will be the day with the shortest amount of sunlight, or the … more

Hello friends, it seems like this year is barreling down the highway anxious to be out of sight so that we can welcome in baby New Year 2026. The end of the year brings with it a certain nostalgia, a … more

Hello friends, hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving filled with happy memories with friends and family. As we begin this “happiest time of the year” remember to just breathe; Christmas … more

Hello friends, sending Happy Thanksgiving wishes to you and yours. Although it has nearly been overlooked the holiday has an interesting background. The first celebration was in 1621 when Pilgrims in … more

Hello friends. Despite the cold and drizzle, the wind and the overall gloom on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., our Downsville Veterans and local patriots met at the Veterans Memorial for a brief service … more

Hello friends. We have “fallen back” and enjoyed that extra hour of sleep Nov. 2 and now we begin a time of hygge, a Danish word and concept that means a time of coziness or comfort. Hot … more

Hello friends. Halloween is celebrated Oct. 31st, the eve of what we call All Saints’ Day. It is the beginning of a three-day celebration called Allhallowtide, the time that … more