I had been discouraged and derailed by my lack of creative output in words. I sit and stare at a blank yellow legal pad, thin green lines...

Publix is my luxury go-to market. Usually I shop at Walmart, Save A Lot and the Tasty-Cake bread store. We are thrifty. When I am feeling...

The first illness I remember, Measles, dinner with Raggedy Ann, Great Neck, 1953 in my parent's bed, a rare treat In the continuing wake...

In December, 2005, Tim and I moved the contents of our two homes, our shop, the “Funky Bazaar” and Tim’s Art Studio, “Funky As A Monkey”...

I am thrilled to announce I have signed a contract with my publisher, Austin Macauley, to internationally publish my second book, Raising...

Dear Readers, The greatest treasures about writing are the comments from my readers, who relate to my memories, and share their own. My...

Seize the Soap! A friend of many years advised me as I was exploring gift ideas for my women friends: “So, what’s so hard about buying a...

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...

There 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...

I wandered, drenched in sweat, through four floors of dust-filled alleys and enormous rooms. Four delightful, enticing floors of...

For 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...

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...

The 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...

It is my pleasure to introduce my latest guest columnist, Iris Ruth Pastor. Iris is the author of two books, Slices, Bites and other...

This 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...

In my quest to discover who Sarah, Consort of Reverend Hezekiah Taylor was, I dove into the history of Newfane Hill, which eventually...

I obsess over each Food for Thought I write. I take at least two weeks to muse over every word, nuance, and grammatical and spelling...

Quarantine Takeout, Taiwan Contributed by Guest Journalist, Professor and Filmmaker, Dr. Greg LeSar Sep 10, 2021: Craving USA Meals...

Journals have preserved every important part of my life, as well as many unimportant ones. They range from thoughtful, to joyous,...

While 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...