Jayne LisbethMay 83 min Tribute to my Mother My Mom, Muriel Jeannette Plage Schmitz November 14, 1912 - January 15, 1997 My Food for Thought today is a tribute to my mother in the...
Jayne LisbethMay 15 min Beach StoriesThere is something about the beach that brings out the best in everyone. We smile at one another more. We wave and wish good will towards...
Jayne LisbethApr 107 min Cleaving a New LifeI wandered, drenched in sweat, through four floors of dust-filled alleys and enormous rooms. Four delightful, enticing floors of...
Jayne LisbethMar 134 min A Tale of Two GendersFor the first time in almost two years Tim and I were planning a party for our friends from fifteen to fifty-two years. We have not all...
Jayne LisbethFeb 116 min Hearts, Flowers, Candy?With the approach of Valentine’s Day I examined what romance means to me. In between my dropping pregnant hints to my beloved about how...
Jayne LisbethJan 234 min My Mother's HandsThe older I become, the more I become my mother. I am a newer upgraded model of the original. Life made my mother and I different, but we...
Jayne LisbethJan 95 minSugar Cookie MomentsIt is my pleasure to introduce my latest guest columnist, Iris Ruth Pastor. Iris is the author of two books, Slices, Bites and other...
Jayne LisbethDec 12, 20218 min Ray, My fountain of youthThis Food for Thought was going to be about romance, and in a way, it is. Ray and I met when I was fourteen, a freshman at Ramapo...
Jayne LisbethOct 31, 20217 min Sarah's StoryIn my quest to discover who Sarah, Consort of Reverend Hezekiah Taylor was, I dove into the history of Newfane Hill, which eventually...
Jayne LisbethOct 17, 20214 min Lives Discovered in a Vermont CemeteryI obsess over each Food for Thought I write. I take at least two weeks to muse over every word, nuance, and grammatical and spelling...
Jayne LisbethOct 3, 20216 min For the Love of Food Quarantine Takeout, Taiwan Contributed by Guest Journalist, Professor and Filmmaker, Dr. Greg LeSar Sep 10, 2021: Craving USA Meals...
Jayne LisbethSep 9, 20216 minTravel Journals: September 4-11, 2001Journals have preserved every important part of my life, as well as many unimportant ones. They range from thoughtful, to joyous,...
Jayne LisbethAug 29, 20214 min Cat TalesWhile traveling over the past five weeks I was on hiatus from Food for Thought. I needed to get away from my own words and thoughts, to...
Jayne LisbethJul 25, 20213 minPast and Present Deep in the Heart of TexasContributed by Dave Schechter, guest Food for Thought columnist Published In Atlanta Jewish Times, June 29, 2021 Dave Schechter is a...
Jayne LisbethJul 4, 20217 minOur Patio PetsFor sixteen years we have enjoyed watching generations of birds, squirrels and racoons begging for seeds and peanuts on our patio. Our...
Jayne LisbethMay 23, 20215 minCarpe DiemDaddy and me, Fort Lauderdale, 1956 Carpe Diem For decades Tim has berated me, “Why do you live in the past?” I would become defensive...
Jayne LisbethMay 9, 20216 min ReunionsI read recently that 73% of individuals have improved mental health the moment they become fully vaccinated. Tim and I fit that...
Jayne LisbethApr 18, 20214 minThe Murder Of My LaptopDear Food For Thought Readers: I apologize for the long delay between my entries. I had planned on sharing my “Reunion” with you all but...
Jayne LisbethFeb 28, 20215 minHome-Spun Arts and HeartsMy first attempt at sewing was a complete failure. I was seven and was given four pieces of fabric by my first grade teacher, along with...
Jayne LisbethFeb 7, 20217 min Lives Lived BeforeI stared belligerently at the sloping hill at the edge of our property in Reading, Vermont. Hands on hips, head warmed by the sun,...