Oh, how we need a vacation at this time of year! The trick is to have a good time with families and friends, yet have time for a little rest for yourself. I don’t know about you, but it seems that I cringe every time I hear the words “Me Time.” It makes us sound selfish, like we exclude others, especially those near and dear to our hearts. On the contrary, I believe we need a little space so that we can be the best teacher, mother, daughter, wife, aunt, etc. I like to

One of the delights of moving to New Jersey has been the elusive small frogs that croak their song of love each spring. The first time I heard the spring peepers in the early evening over 20 years ago, I had no idea what it was. Someone explained it to me in a matter of fact way, like it was a routine occurrence. To me, the sound of the spring peepers is a wondrous herald to another awakening of the earth and the stirrings of life anew. With the weather warming to record

Passion I attended the workshop, Bluebirds in the Classroom, at Duke Farms this past weekend, and I was struck by the passion the presenters at Dukes had for the environment. Their mission is to be a model of environmental stewardship and to educate the public on ways they, too, can be stewards of the earth. It was a joy listening to them talk and then go out into the meadow behind the barn to find the bluebird boxes and look inside, discover the different areas that blueb