I wrote a couple weeks ago about my lifelong love of chamber music, particularly as offered by Mohawk Trail Concerts. I had music classes in school...
I know I have written a lot recently about dead people: my parents, my neighbor Florette, most recently Arnold Black. I do know people who are...
Food does much more than nourish us. It connects us to other people, in the present and in the past.This week I’m using it to remember Arnold Black...
I love being a food writer, despite the relatively low pay. I get to indulge my senses. I get to learn about people and cultures by trying their...
I have been meaning to write about no-bake desserts since June, but each week another dish or book or cook has grabbed my attention. With Labor Day...
“When Being a Nurse Was Fun”by Ann WattStillwater River PublicationsJust about everyone comes into contact with nurses at some point, and just...
The days are beginning to get shorter, but I won’t worry about that yet … because mid-summer is tomato season. I wait for this season all year long...
This past weekend family and friends of the late Mary Kay Hoffman gathered at the Hawley home of Mary Kay and her husband, Earl Pope, to remember...
“Madame Monarch” by Sylvia Wetherby Haley’s, 30 pages, $12“It’s Okay to Be Sad” by Kathleen Nicoletti Haley’s, 54 pages, $12.95Haley’s Publishing...
A friend who enjoyed the Tomato Soup Cake I featured in this column a couple of weeks ago presented me with a book as a gift: the just published...
Area farmers are having a tough time. As many readers may know, Governor Healy recently announced the establishment of the Massachusetts Farm...
I’m immersed this week in the 1920s. Pianist Jerry Noble and I are getting ready for a concert on Saturday called “Fascinating Rhythm: Songs in the...