April 20, 2026 Good news! Two beloved cats are getting new homes Last year, I wrote about how sad I was to leave our beloved cat Galaxy behind when I moved to my new condo. It…
April 17, 2026 Moving to this condo may have been a big mistake When I found myself needing a new home last summer, I decided on a condo rather than a house. At 55, I knew I…
April 6, 2026 Mistakes I’ve made so far as a solo homeowner Would you believe that I bought a home on my own for the first time at the age of 55? I have bought homes…
December 22, 2025 Sharing custody of a cat is hard on the heart The person I miss the most since my divorce isn’t a person at all. It’s our beloved cat, Galaxy. She’s mostly Zoe’s, but still…
October 27, 2025 All of the places I’ve lived, loved and called home In August, my dogs and I moved out of the home I’ve shared with my little family for 13 years. It is a strange…
October 7, 2025 Your help is needed to keep Lewis Center awesome When we first moved to Lewis Center, there were still farms along South Old State Rd. I remember that I loved seeing the sheep…
September 18, 2025 Life lessons from a hibiscus and a rainbow maker Two beloved objects in my life have taught me valuable and comforting lessons recently. One is my scarlet-hued hardy hibiscus, planted a couple of…
August 18, 2025 In praise of new beginnings This is a season of new beginnings for me. New beginnings can be exciting and fun. Just as the iconic song tells us, though,…
June 30, 2025 My off-again, on-again thing with candles I used to LOVE candles. When I lived on my own, in the life I had just prior to this one, I burned candles…
September 2, 2024 I’m now officially more Ohioan than New Yorker As of this month, I’ve now lived in Ohio for 27 years – the exact number of years that I spent in my birth…
