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We were blessed to get over an inch of rain at my place last Friday. The grass is such a pretty green and the dogwood and redbud trees are blo…

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Editor’s note: Nancy Kennedy took some time off this week to catch up. This column is adapted from one she wrote in 2012.

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We are enjoying our spring flower bulbs right now and so far the display has been a good one. It is now time to consider what kind of summer b…

We are enjoying our spring flower bulbs right now and so far the display has been a good one. It is now time to consider what kind of summer b…

There’s a story about some 15th century Bavarian monks.

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I hope everyone enjoyed this Easter Sunday with family. I didn’t hear of many Easter sunrise services like there used to be. That was always a…

If you have never had a vegetable garden before, this year is the year to do it. Grocery prices are encouraging enough! Don’t be timid; people…

Welcome to April, my yellow tulips popped open just in time to welcome the new month.

Red velvet cake is a crowd pleaser. A few years ago, the Owen County Historical Society prepared the meal for the annual Gideon Dinner. I dona…

About 10 years ago I met a woman at a conference who, two weeks after marrying the man of her dreams, her new husband had surgery for a lump o…

Can you believe another month is history already? But the threat of winter is gone, so we welcome April.