It's that time of year again. Many Americans will prepare a lavish meal of celebration and thanks while spending time with family and...

Are you resistant to change? Usually, I am. When things are going well, I want them to stay that way. When my sons were little, there...

Our neighborhood has many hawks so the only reason I noticed this one was because of the desperate call for help coming from beneath its...

Gerald Grapefruit was nurtured by my sister on their farm in Tennessee during his formative years. She planted seeds from a particularly...

Our local print paper, The Fernandina Beach News-Leader, recently published one of my stories. I instinctively clipped it for Mom, the...

Spring is arriving already in Northeast Florida. As I check on the emerging amaryllis, snip sprigs of lush parsley, catch the scent of...

Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island (Jacksonville, Florida) was my last nature adventure destination of 2020 and turned out to be a...

One of the things I love about living on Amelia Island is that people are friendly and caring. I’m especially fond of my neighborhood,...

This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Hand sanitizer on the buffet table seems like a terrible intrusion, but these are strange...

Nothing quite prepares you for the loss of a beloved dog. What to do and planning ahead can make it easier. Most of all, listen to your dog