Accessories have changed over the years. At sixteen I worked part-time and on Saturdays at Kobacker's Department Store in Hosiery. ...

Little flashes of beauty fly by so fast they hardly register. Today, with faces obscured by masks, people keeping a polite distance,...

Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was boiling a kettle when a blossom from the Camellia sinensis tree fell into the water and in the year 2737...

During this quarantine people have found creative ways to pass the time. It is such a pleasure to see the wildly entertaining videos...

Why write? If you are curious about the world and what is going on all around you, writing is a great way to explore and find answers. ...

My whole life I always wondered what if I was to work as hard at my own pursuits as I did at the jobs I held? Something was always...

My one and only child, Jeremy was born at Battle Hospital in Reading, England, founded in 1867 as a work house for the poor. In 1892 one...

Dogs are a gift, the best kind. They love you for yourself, never judge, and share themselves unconditionally. Isn't that the...

Anxiety comes with the job of being a mom. Our mother, Olive was a great mom and pro at worrying. When I was in second grade she caught...

Being a middle child not much was expected of me. I could just glide along in my own world and have fun. My second to oldest sister,...

On the cover of the Journal, What to Paint Next? around the girl, there are over fifty balloons with suggestions on what to paint. You...

Going outside in the dark to play was a given and on nights when snow was falling we could hardly get through supper before putting on...

Doodling in the round is a great way to derive the satisfaction of making art even if you don't think you have talent. It's totally...

Water is vital to life and nobody knew it better than my mother, Olive. She couldn't stand to see someone, animal, vegetable or human...

Speech is dynamic, alive, colorful. It conveys emotion in a few words. Dialogue is the back and forth between two people. In this...

Old sayings repeated time and time again get right to the point. At school I heard my share. When cousin Frankie got yanked out of line...

"Anybody up for a picnic?" are magic words to a child. Summer truly arrived when we threw routine to the winds, packed a basket and set...

The Peaceable Kingdom is a series of sixty plus paintings done in the 19th century by a Pennsylvanian Edward Hicks. A Quaker minister...

Functional, hard-working feet. Who would think that what you put on them could be a form of self-expression? My first shoes, brown,...

During this time of self-quarantining and social distancing we're experiencing uncharted territory. Being cut off from others means...