There is instant soup, pudding, and coffee, just to name a few ‘instant’ consumables. They require considerably less effort than their non-instant counterparts. They seemed magical when they… Read more

For some, the phrase “nursing home” brings up negative responses. When my mother needed a nursing home, I opted for the positive. She did too. Mom was born in Connecticut, raised in Italy,… Read more

Question: What is the difference between whole life, universal life and term insurance? Pat G. Answer: Term insurance is exactly what it implies you insure your life for a period of time and… Read more

It was a gorgeous autumn day in New England when my hiking club headed to Mount Toby in Sunderland, Massachusetts. The air was dry and crisp, the sky a glaze of cobalt blue. Parking our cars, we… Read more

My favorite place to enjoy the Westfield River’s watershed is from my front porch, especially at this time of year. When I can still get home from work with a bit of sunlight still in the sky, I… Read more

Many people don’t know when to quit. Look at the many sports figures who, because of the money and notoriety, have stayed beyond their primes. With no term limits for politicians, many old… Read more

Mr. Collins was headmaster of a small private boys school named Swiftwood, located near a large lake in Maine. The school was in the throes of being renovated and Mr. Collins had an idea. Why not… Read more

The beach was so hot one could see the heat rising in hazy puffs of steam. Cybil ran quickly to the waters’ edge to cool her burned feet, as her mom worked diligently to set up the beach chairs and… Read more

Summaries of top selling books from different genres! Exploration: Moon Landing: Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Pop-Up By Richard Platt and David Hawcock “One small step for man” a… Read more

Traditionally, school starts the Wednesday after Labor Day, and so it was in 1927. It was the seventh of September when I started school, fourteen days before my fifth birthday. (I checked the date… Read more

A  recent  survey conducted in the Town of  Southwick revealed 93% of those polled said protecting the public drinking water supply is a priority. Southwick  is  fortunate to have abundant… Read more

My mother (nicknamed “Hester” by me) and I had acquired an old country schoolhouse from the Town of Montgomery for $800 and were remodeling it for a home. At age 23, I worked for the… Read more

And One More Thing Before You Go… by Maria Shriver, sits on my bookself. I remember my mom bought it for me a few days before I was to go away to college, and to begin a whole new chapter in the… Read more