If you’re anything like me, when the weather is warm, you try to spend as much time outdoors as you can. You may not always have the time to commit to a weekend getaway, but enjoying a meal al fresco with family or friends can feel like a mini-vacation and takes almost no planning or
Isn’t ice cream just the best? Who can turn down a triple scoop on a hot day or resist the call of the ice cream truck moving slowly down your street? Nobody, that’s who! Ice cream rules the land in the United States and has done so since the late 1800s. The only country in
Visiting Equine Escape, a horse farm and equine therapy facility in Goodrich, brought back fond memories of my childhood growing up with horses in rural Maryland. We lived in a beautiful farmhouse that was built in the 1800s, located on 14 pristine acres of land surrounded by the Allegheny Mountains. There was an old barn
The time this goes to print, the first round of the Democratic debates will have just concluded. I’m hopeful that a few leaders with great ideas and strategies have risen to the top of the list. Infrastructure, healthcare, Welfare reform, all need to be addressed and I’m excited for solutions to be presented. I’m also
The idea that the U.S. is currently in a trade war with China and Mexico is attracting a lot of attention. A Google search for “trade war” yields 1 billion results. Google trends show that the phrase “trade war” has seen several spikes in search activity during the Trump Administration, despite essentially no search activity
On a rare, warm, dry day this spring, I ventured out onto the Shiawassee River in my kayak to take in the fresh air, the sunshine, you know – Mother Nature in all her glory. Turtles basking in the sunshine, mother geese teaching their babies the ways of the world, flowers blooming, an empty pop
One of my fondest memories is a hot air balloon ride I took on a calm, summer evening a few years ago. The first time I took to the skies, I was more than a little nervous. I have a fear of heights and wasn’t sure how I would react once the balloon was high
I’m officially a convert! I’ll admit it – as a child, I struggled with eating beets. It was one of those vegetables I would stubbornly refuse to eat at dinnertime, and would therefore, sit by myself at the table long after everyone had finished their meal. When I became a farmer and grew my first
I love a good Awareness Month. There is a month for everything. June is, just in case you didn’t know, the month for Turkey Lovers and Audio Book Appreciation. I can’t make this stuff up. This also happens to be Lane Courtesy Month. Go ahead, take a guess at what “lane courtesy” refers to. Courtesy
Since the first observance in the State of Washington on June 19, 1910 (it wasn’t made official in the U.S. until 1972), Father’s Day has honored dads in various ways. Here in the U.S., we spend the day with Dad fishing, enjoying barbecues and ball games, and giving him special gifts. America is not the
A comeback for Aretha Franklin? The singing great from Detroit died in August 2018, but the movie about her that she did not want you to see is new in theaters – including one in Flint. A concert film shot in 1972 but not released until after Franklin’s death, “Amazing Grace” showcases the gospel-singing talents
When it comes to stock market volatility, risk seems to start very slowly and then happen all at once. I’m sure you’ve heard friends talk about their investment accounts “taking the stairs up and the elevator down.” The decline we saw in the S&P 500 index* from October 1 – December 24, 2018 was fast
