Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Dear Lexis,
I have some goals that I would like to accomplish but, lately, I find myself unable to move forward in any given direction.
Every day I try to motivate myself to put in …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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4/18/22
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Jill Severn’s Gardening Column
The Art of Weeding
By Jill Severn
Occasionally someone will say they can’t weed their garden because “I can’t tell which is a weed and …
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In last week’s column I mentioned that April is a great month for bird watching, but it is also a great month for bird listening. With the start of breeding season, many of our birds greet the …
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I have always felt a special connection to trees. I have no idea why.
I just know that when I am in the presence of a tree, I feel a wave of calm come over me. If I am sad, I feel uplifted. If I …
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I know the news can be a bit grim but as I look around, I still find many things that inspire me…The trees and flowers showing off their Spring best….the start of long warm sunny …
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Dear Lexis,
I find myself overwhelmed by life. Things just seem to keep going wrong and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. I know that a lot of people wind up feeling this way and …
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While noodling around on Google, I came across a novel way to prevent cabbage moths from eating the leaves of all the brassicas – that is, vegetables including broccoli, collard greens, …
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I recently read an interesting article in The Atlantic titled "Why People Are Acting So Weird," by Olga Khazan.
She writes, “crime, ‘unruly passenger’ incidents, and other types …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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4/7/22
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Knowing I’m interested in birds, people occasionally ask me to advise them on how to get started in bird watching. And I usually answer, “just walk around your neighborhood and pay …
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Full disclosure: I recently was appointed to the Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees. I have worked in and with libraries for twenty years, (although I am not a librarian). Our firstborn is …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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4/5/22
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Dear Lexis,
I started dating a guy five years back, and after a while, I realized that he has a drinking problem. By the time I discovered the issue though, I was already in too deep. When he told …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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4/4/22
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Swallows – those amazing aerial acrobats – are back in town, and birds both large and small are carrying nesting materials in their beaks as they fly overhead.
Trillums are blooming at …
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I had lunch and delightful conversation the other day with a friend and one of the things that popped up was the amount of time I spend inside my head.
This is nothing new. My mother used to get …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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3/30/22
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You might have noticed that I like to make this column timely. Sometimes, I write about a nonprofit in the area that is in the news, other times I write about a topic that I think is relevant, and …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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3/29/22
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Dear Lexis,
I find myself angry all the time. I've tried meditation, thought control, and any number of other actions but none seem to produce many results. I find myself at the mercy of my …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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3/28/22
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Consider the humble dandelions: Toddlers pick them and proudly give them as gifts. Five-year-olds have contests to see who can find the biggest one. Dandelions’ bright yellow flowers are among …
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Well, the world has run amuck again. A new war raging overseas will ultimately impact everyone in some form. Gas prices, food shortages, homes and lives lost – the list goes on and on.
We …
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Sunday marked the first day of Spring. Already I am anxious to get dirt under my fingernails; however, I am being careful not to make the same mistake as I did when we first moved here. (I planted …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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3/22/22
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Dear Reader,
Given the feedback I received on my column dated February 28, I saw an opportunity to provide some clarity on an important issue: the difference between empathy, sympathy, and …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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3/21/22
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Last Saturday morning, I spent a blissful half hour sitting on my front porch drinking coffee, under a bright blue sky and the sun warming my face. But by 4 p.m., the sky had turned gray and the rain …
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