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...

Contributed by Dave Schechter, guest Food for Thought columnist Published In Atlanta Jewish Times, June 29, 2021 Dave Schechter is a...

For sixteen years we have enjoyed watching generations of birds, squirrels and racoons begging for seeds and peanuts on our patio. Our...

Daddy and me, Fort Lauderdale, 1956 Carpe Diem For decades Tim has berated me, “Why do you live in the past?” I would become defensive...

I read recently that 73% of individuals have improved mental health the moment they become fully vaccinated. Tim and I fit that...

Dear Food For Thought Readers: I apologize for the long delay between my entries. I had planned on sharing my “Reunion” with you all but...

My 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...

I stared belligerently at the sloping hill at the edge of our property in Reading, Vermont. Hands on hips, head warmed by the sun,...

“I am on a lonely road and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for something, what can it be?” The words, the intimate beauty...

After Sunrise 2021 Dear Readers, Writers, Friends and Family, I have been wracking my brains for something important, astute, mythical,...

A Conversation with Mona Duffus, CEO of Dawning Family Services “You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm...

Painting by Tim Gibbons We love our home. It is filled with our art and antiques, garnered through years of garage sales and the remains...

This week I took stock in my cupboards for Thanksgiving recipe ingredients. I realized while there are fewer goods in my stockpile, there...

I have been trying for weeks to develop ideas, thoughts, meanderings for a new Food For Thought blog entry. It usually takes me a couple...

Halloween, Dios de las Muertas and all Hallows Eve fall between October 30 through November 2. This Food for Thought blog is a likely...

I am not a very disciplined writer. I dream, I wonder, I procrastinate. Eventually the muse pokes me into action. My dreams guide my...

Dear Readers and fellow writers: I would like to introduce myself to those who haven’t personally met me. I pay tribute to my wonderful...

Our latest call to adventure arrived on the Monday after July 4th. We had been locked in our home throughout the July 4th blasts of...

In the weeks prior to my mother’s death she said, in and out of consciousness, “Janie. Be sure to baste the chicken. Did you call the...