I overheard a conversation. “Grandma means what she says and says what she means,” my oldest granddaughter told her brother about five years ago. A few years later, he said the same to the littlest sister. more

As I sit to write this, Buffalo is preparing to host another Celtic festival to celebrate the Scots-Irish heritage of many Ozarks families. more

One of the many reasons we love food, other than survival and taste, is the way it intertwines and defines the progression of our lives. So, can you capture your life in five foods? Let's find out. more

You have always heard calories in calories out for weight loss. Does that mean calories are equal and it does not matter what you consume?  No. The same amount of fat, carbs and protein all process differently in your body. more

Why do we hold on to things, make collections as a hobby, or save fine silver for special occasions? more

Regardless of age or level of education, sometimes we think we know things only to find out we were wrong or knew only a fraction of the facts. That’s what happened last week when I discovered details about the human nose that blew my mind (and my nose). Since we’re at the beginning of cold and flu season, I’ll share a story that your nose knows, which perhaps you don’t. more

As of Monday, Sept. 30, my daughter Melissa’s mother, DeAnn, has been gone 30 years. The date is an important mile marker for me, my daughter and all who remember Dee, but I let it pass with little notice, just a telephone call to Melissa. more

Prior to this year's Fair Grove Heritage Reunion, the introduction to a television program announced, "Tens of Thousands expected in the small Ozarks town celebrating its 47th Heritage Reunion festival," on KSMU, by Gregory Holman, published September 19, 2024 at 10:58 A.M. more

I asked a fellow cardiac rehab patient from Buffalo what I should write about this week. He suggested talking about all the changes in the world, which is an excellent idea because I love to reminisce. more

Grandpa Hamilton always wore a metal hardhat on the job, at least that’s how I always pictured him. more

What is it, how does it affect our body and how do we get rid of it? more

I remember my first time like it was yesterday. My two older sisters set me up with my first try. They gave it to me, thinking I would spew it out of mouth. Were they ever wrong? A stream of Coke tickled and burned my throat, coming through my sinus and out my nose all over the back seat of my oldest sister’s butterscotch Chevy Chevelle. more