We’ve finally started summer and I’m already tired of yard work.By the time summer officially arrives, it’s almost Independence Day. The weather has been a bit manic with temperatures warm enough to force lawn mowing in April then snow and frost in May. At least that killed the emerging ...
Well, we’re in the “green phase” now in most of Southwestern Pennsylvania after months of a lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.How are you doing?Are you emerging from your cocoon like a brand new butterfly or more like a sluggish, sleepy bear just awakening from a long ...
Greetings from home once again.As our region moves into the “yellow phase” of Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 pandemic reopening plan, it seems as if the situation changes hourly.What’s open and what’s closed?Adding to the confusion of county-by-county differences is the disparity among ...
With the stay at home order still in place, let’s just say we’re all living in a world where “casual Friday” has morphed into “yoga pants on days that end in Y.”I’m one of the lucky ones since I still have a job to go to and it only involves walking down the hall to my home ...
We’re halfway through the month of April and that means we have about two weeks left on the current stay-at-home directives because of the COVID-19 pandemic.How are you holding up so far?I’m doing pretty well in some facets of this situation, but not so well with others.Last week, my TV ...
It’s April Fool’s Day and it certainly feels as if the world is playing a cruel joke on all of us.The COVID-19 pandemic has people staying home, families grieving losses, patients trying to recover, many people out of work and a laundry list of other stressful issues. Misery loves company, ...
