I moved my father into his new dorm this week. He recently turned eighty, and is on a new adventure. It’s not exactly college. More like a new nursing home. But it felt as if I was bringing... Read more >>

A Lesson in Caducity I reflect back a few weeks ago when the word “caducity” popped up in something I was reading. Not being a word that was familiar, it was quickly looked up... Read more >>

Nothing can break the heart quicker than the realization that an aging parent is beginning to decline. At this time, loving children often step up to take some of the burden away from their loved ones... Read more >>

“Hi Mum, you okay?” “Yes dear, fine,” Brenda was relived her mother sounded brighter. “I’m sorry Mum; I can’t make it up to Wylam this weekend,... Read more >>

We are happy today to be talking books with a gifted author. Her name is Ann Putnam and she’s the new author of a memoir called Full Moon at Noontide: A Daughter’s Last Goodbye. When... Read more >>

Carl sat across the table from his mother, smiling at her, a reassuring look. He had dropped by unexpectedly to check up on her, on his way to Northampton. A short detour on his business trip as she... Read more >>