JAMIE DENTY

My father-in-law was born in Boat Harbour, Newfoundland, in 1907. Even though his family moved to the United States when he was a child,...

Over two decades ago, our daughter gave Bob a cookbook, The Complete Book of American Fish and Shellfish Cookery. It came with the...

Moods. Everybody has them. For me, they may percolate from the depths of the black hole to the heights of the stars without ever leveling...

Naturally, “mama” and “daddy” were the first words he spoke when he learned the magic of giving sound meaning. He eagerly added to his...

He was just a little tyke when he first learned about the healing magic of a Bandaid and a kiss. Every little scratch would bring him...

Like Dolly Parton, who penned the lyrics I’ve chosen for this title, I like rocking chairs. My favorite is the one I inherited from my...

Last year at spring break, our granddaughter, a student at the University of Georgia, and three of her college friends stopped at our...

I don’t usually tell embarrassing tales about myself. Reluctantly, I tell this one because it might prevent another from experiencing a...

He was no more than three years old when the family decided to travel five states away, a full two-day drive. No sooner had the family...

When I left The Press-Sentinel 17 years ago to return to the classroom, I learned a very valuable lesson quickly. For 15 years at the...

I vividly remember the first time I enrolled in a class only to discover my teacher to be younger than I. As a mother in my early...

Finders Keepers Find a penny And pick it up. Rub it shiny To bring good luck. A little boy has a knack for spotting treasures on the...

After attending a Lenten program featuring Hot Cross Buns, my mother-in-law, soon to be 93, said, “I learned something new today.” She...

“The things people discard tell more about them than the things they keep.” Hilda Lawrence, The Pavilion. When I first read this...

One of the great lines in the movie, Darkest Hour, for which British actor Gary Oldman won an Oscar for his role as Winston Churchill,...

A pretty thing, she had almost outgrown childhood - almost. She wavered at that difficult in-between stage - no longer a child, not yet a...

-Look at Him - He sits on his front porch in a rocking chair - not even rocking. As he sits, is he even aware that the world is rushing...

Several years ago, after I had handed a cashier $20 for a $10.64 purchase, I fumbled in my coin purse for exact change. I came up with 63...

Years ago after our house at the coast had been weathered in, Bob hid a key in the rafters of the garage below the first floor. From the...

To be awakened by a telephone call at 4. a.m. is a frightening thing. To be told that the schoolhouse almost in our backyard is burning...