The Telegram

The other day I ran into someone who asked if Grandma was still “with us.” Grandma will always be with me. You can’t live with someone like Grandma and not be forever changed. She was a very special lady. I know that I do things ...

I love to share Grandma’s wisdom with anyone who’ll listen. Writing my book “Grandma Says” was such a gentle stroll down memory lane. I could almost hear her voice … One thing I’ve learned from the book is that ...

Welcome to August: the last month of meteorological summer. I didn’t want to get too far into the month before bringing up the topic of fog. We’ve already experienced some fog and no doubt there will be more before the month is out. ...

I think it's safe to say we've enjoyed more warm summer evenings this year than we have in a long time. I've noticed many people eating outside, walking late into the evening, even just sitting out. The weather is pleasant but so is the ...

I was out in my backyard a few evenings ago, thinking about those cold snowy nights when we dreamed of sitting out under the July moon. Minutes later, I was back inside, cursing the mosquitoes.  Few things will drive me indoors on a warm ...

A statue of Saint Swithin. - Kvitrud/ from Wikimedia Commons St. Swithin was a Saxon bishop of Winchester. He was born in the kingdom of Wessex and was famous for being very charitable and building churches. July 15 is an important day ...

If you’ve spotted lunar halo in the night sky, you can have some forecasting fun.  If you look closely, you might see a few stars inside the ring. Grandma believed that the number of stars inside the circle was the same as the number of ...

We’ve all heard the expression “a bird’s eye view.” Imagine how cool it would be to fly high toward an incoming storm. You’d be able to see cloud layers lowering as the system approached and you’d get an early ...

What am I? I turn while you turn; the rotations on my axis keep exact time with my revolutions around your globe; I accompany you as you circle the sun, always facing you, never turning my back on you. Some believe I can cast spells and bring good ...

When people ask me what it was like to grow up on a farm. I quickly answer, “It was an education.” It really was. Every time I turned around, there was a lesson to be learned. On the land we learned about soil erosion, crop rotation, ...