Many years ago, USA Today asked its readers to define themselves in one word. Of course, this is an impossible task, but I finally decided that if I could use only one descriptor, it would have to be “explorer.”
Every year, I wait patiently for my Easter lilies to come up in the garden. The shoots are now about 6 inches tall, but they are a long way from blooming, and I’m looking forward to those huge, fragrant, trumpet-shaped white flowers.
A week from Sunday, Christians across the world will celebrate Easter, the Christian holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, services and Easter celebrations are plentiful at local churches.
In like a lion, out like a lamb: This phrase describing March refers to the position in the sky of the constellation Leo, the lion, at the beginning of the month and Aries, the ram (or lamb), at the end.
Strange the way things sneak up on the unsuspecting. I mean, I’m just now developing a note of sincerity in my never-ending winter snivel — and, in the blink of an eye, spring is here.