Fall is the season for change. Everyone knows that, and the metaphor is a tad overused. However, the leaves change, and the earth gets prepared to be covered in snow. School starts in late summer, early fall. You get the opportunity to start fresh and learn new things.  Fall for me since I graduated college ...

My favorite time of the year, Halloween is right around the corner, and so are the holidays. Fall is my favorite season because I love the crisp, cool air seeping into my lungs when relaxing on the porch with a cozy sweater, watching the leaves change colors. I enjoy drinking pumpkin spice coffee and eating ...

School may be starting, but in my neck of the woods, the weather can still be hot and humid. The air hangs heavy with moisture making the ridges surround my house hazy. I sigh. This weather was fun for a while, but now that we are getting back to some semblance of routine, I am ...

I wish all of you a happy thanksgiving, and please share what you are thankful for at the dinner table. Trust me, it means a lot to your loved ones, and it’s important to celebrate the good things in life.   Thanksgiving A time to reflect on our lives to think about our country’s history ...

Foliage drained of glucose And chlorophyll has run its course Blazing sunshine lights the hues chill in the air chases us indoors. Bright earth tones fade, days grow short the blue skies hark the approaching Harvest moon. October’s fading colors, harbingers of winter’s encroaching. Refusal to face the wintry ice, like living in a state ...

When I’m not writing or doing school work, I’m in the kitchen baking up sweet treats for my friends and family. My love of baking comes from being in the kitchen with my great-grandmother, Lucy. Every family gathering or holidays, I would go to her house and make a batch of cookies or a chocolate ...