It isn't too far-fetched to tell you about Central West Ender Audrey Cage on the day the Summer Olympics open in London. Someday we may be watching her compete in the Olympic Games. Today, Audrey, age 9, is boarding a bus with other hopeful contenders heading to the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Houston, Texas….
Long Island Getaway
Anyone who grows up near the ocean and moves away misses it—forever, I've learned. For many, many summers we've gone back to Long Island to visit Jim's family and the towns on the south shore that are so familiar to him. The photo of a mother with child in tow, pulling a wagon full of…
News from the chicken coop
When Kristen Southworth emails a list of produce available each week from her farm and that of neighboring farmers in Campbell Hill, Illinois, she includes an introductory note, usually having to do with the weather. For a city girl like me these communiques offer a peek into life on the farm, and the challenges and…