Megan Alley

The gray, cold blanket of winter has started to cover our town as we venture deeper into January. Circuit Avenue is changing quickly, as...

This new year, I was absolutely certain, was the year I was finally going to get organized and enjoy a simpler life. However, as...

Although you are reading this on Jan. 3, 2019, it was written on Dec. 26, 2018 to meet a printing deadline required by the...

We are getting ready to say goodbye to the year 2018, and all of its good news and the more difficult events we faced...

We got our first snow, in a manner of speaking. But if you slept past 7 am, you missed it, because as soon as...

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the...

“White month — whose stars fall showering from the skies, turning to snowflakes in the frosty air” — written by Mary Baker Carter Dodge,...

Yes, they were right. I am speaking about the weather forecasters. The day after Thanksgiving brought us freezing cold temperatures, resulting in sad-looking shrubs...

Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and brings to mind all our ideas of perfect families, perfect dinners, and picturesque, old-fashioned scenery. But life isn’t always...

We are slowly but certainly, and perhaps reluctantly, wending our way into winter. If the leafless trees, wilted flower beds, and shortened daylight hours...

I love the colors of the leaves on the different trees during the fall season. The most beautiful scenery is when different varieties of...

They say that timing is everything in life, and I must say it also makes for some interesting adventures. On Monday last I was...

While we are finally finding time to relax and enjoy this fall weather, one of our friends is struggling with his health. Remember Tim...

According to the weather forecasts for this week, it is time to bring inside all plants that would be sensitive to the drop in...

Once again Mother Nature seems confused and unable to make up her mind as to what kind of weather to send us this fall....

We are hovering between hanging on to summer as long as possible and accepting the start of autumn. With the beautiful weather last weekend,...

“October, the extravagant sister, has ordered an immense amount of the most gorgeous forest tapestry for her grand reception.” Oh, how I wish I...

Our town was rocking last week, with people, music, and food, as hundreds of people flocked to Circuit Avenue for the Tivoli Day celebration....

My view from the porch now looks as if it has been filmed in slow motion. Instead of spring and summer flowers and fresh...

“O sweet September! Thy first breezes bring the dry leaf’s rustle and the squirrel’s laughter, the cool, fresh air, whence health and vigor spring,...