While April Showers bring May flowers, it can sometimes still be rainy in May. We start this month’s style trend with a new jacket! In the Midwest, May brings a transitional season with chilly temps in the mornings and evenings and the glimmer of hope that Memorial Day will kick off the summer season. In
On Mother’s Day, moms everywhere are celebrated – it’s a joyous occasion filled with flowers, gifts and delicious meals (that mom didn’t have to cook). I have many fond memories of the day spent with my own kids, relaxing, enjoying handmade cards, bouquets of flowers (sometimes wilted) and breakfasts in bed (sometimes burned) prepared by
When I open my personal email inbox, I am usually overwhelmed with invitations to shop from the many retailers whose offerings I browse online. The solicitations are filtered into one folder. I have been known to simply open that folder and hit “delete all” but in recent weeks, something has stopped me. I keep getting
There is a line in the “Top Gun” movies that applies not only to fighter pilots, but anyone with a heartbeat – and that is: “I feel the need … the need for speed!” Over the years, our house was filled with Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, toy trains, trucks and airplanes. As the kids
When the March Vogue Magazine Style Edition described spring fashion trends, the SHIFT team was oh so happy to read, “The vibe will be creative, adventurous and most of all, fun.” The change of season from winter to spring is a most exciting time – especially sartorially. In with lighter layers and sweaters, dresses and
Over the past few years, interest rates have been slowly rising, with the Federal Reserve raising the federal funds rate several times. This has had a significant impact on interest-paying investments, as well as on the broader economy. One of the main reasons interest rates have been rising is due to the strong performance of
I’ve driven back and forth from Texas to Michigan many times since I first moved south in 2008 – in every season, in every kind of weather. There’s nothing especially lovely about the drive itself; the scenery isn’t remarkable, the cities you drive through are by and large nothing to write home about. And yet,
Daffodils BY CHARLES A. HEATH And now here come the daffodils, The trumpeters of spring, All tooting joy, which thrills and thrills, The while again they bring Their happiest note attuned with cheer To tell that spring is truly here. I am always glad when daffodils Lift up their golden horn, To wake a day
Since March 12, 2021 a pair of soulful, brown eyes have watched hopefully as people of all ages, races, shapes and sizes have passed by his cage. The sweet guy behind those eyes is a pit bull mix the Humane Society of Genesee County staff has named Ricco. In the more than two years Ricco
Everyone hoped inflation would return to normal in 2023. Signs were encouraging at the end of 2022, with inflation falling from a high of 8.9% in June to 6.4% in December. However, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation – the personal consumption expenditures price index – unexpectedly increased in January. This casts some doubt
I love recipes that are simple, quick to make and oh, so tasty. When it comes to breakfast, I’m always looking for savory options. Shakshuka is a healthy and flavorful dish from North Africa and the Middle East that fits this category and it can be made vegan, as well. It’s a great option for
My sophomore high school English teacher was an evil man – or at least, I thought so at the time. Only the devil himself would make a bunch of 15-year-olds spend every waking moment outside of school reading a big, thick old-people book every ten days or so and then demand a book report about
