By Sherry Siska In our family, we have several things that we always are supposed to just say “no” to: blooming onions, rum punch, and illegal drugs top the list. Lately, though, inspired by Cheryl Richardson, I’ve come up with a “Just say yes” list. This is a list of things I should make sure […]
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Diamonds, Pearls, Memories: Treasure in Old Photos
By Sherry Siska The picture above is of one of my cousins and me, sitting under a tree, gleefully stuffing watermelon into our mouths. We’re around three or four, and scattered on the ground around us are a variety of combs. It seems that we couldn’t wait for the grownups to cut open the delicious […]
Heaven on Earth: Launching a Lifetime of Love for Books
By Sherry Siska It doesn’t look like much, but as soon as I saw the photo, posted on the Facebook group page for the small town we lived in when I was a small child, I immediately time-traveled to the very moment I first climbed those rickety stairs and entered that little building. Inside, I […]