I see a sign in a front yard in Farmers Branch advertising Greenhill School. The school is very close to where I live; I have driven past...

I just finished watching on PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Vote,” a two-part documentary about women’s right to vote. It was aired to...

Because I just celebrated my 70th birthday, it made me think about birth order. I am the oldest of two sisters, and I think the...

UDR Inc. is building 366 new apartments in the second phase of Vitruvian West across the street from my townhome. I have been squeezing...

I walk over a pedestrian bridge in Farmers Branch for the second time in four days and for the second time I smell a skunk. The odor...

Our book club selection for this month was The Vagabonds by Jeff Guinn. According to Simon & Schuster Inc., in 1914 Henry Ford and...

I am blessed to have lived 70 years today. My heart is truly full. Most of those years have been filled with honest affection, thoughtful...

Most of the homes I see during my walks have traditional architecture, but some are modern. However, there are two that are completely...

Three or four times a week I walk by one of the dog parks in Addison, Texas, where I live. It is usually filled with frolicking dogs...

In 1776 the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee...

I walk by a home and there perched on a wrought iron bench in the middle of landscaping close to the street is a giant teddy bear. It is...

I discover a new neighborhood in Farmers Branch. All the homes have substantial acreage and enormous front lawns. Modest brick ranch...

I recently watched Emmy winner Holland Taylor perform her delightful one-woman show “Ann” on PBS. It is an homage to Ann Richards, former...

I walk in a different neighborhood today and see a sign hanging in a yard that we all need to remember right now — Peace on Earth. Was...

As I walk on a sidewalk next to a busy street, two fire engines blast past me with their sirens blaring. Usually when I see or hear a...

I n the landscaping of more than one of the homes I have seen on my daily walks there are sunflowers. Today I walked through the Addison...

It’s 7 a.m. I’m walking on a sidewalk beside a housing development enjoying the crisp, cool air. It is the ONLY time of the day you can...

A runner whizzes past me with music blaring. It is What Is Love (Baby Don’t Hurt Me) by Haddaway. I remember hearing this song and liking...

I pass by a man walking a dog that looks exactly like the German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin I used to watch on TV as a child. His eyes alert...

I walk on the path around Brookhaven College, but veer off onto the sidewalk to avoid walking through tunnels where it is difficult to...