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Art on the Hill & Wine Tasting was held Saturday, July 8, in Mantua (MAN-TOO-AY), Ohio. Art on the Hill truly is held on a hill. Northeastern Ohio is hillier than I realized—and swampy. (I’d expect swampy areas in northwestern Ohio, remnants of the Great Black Swamp, but not in the northeastern corner of the state.) My best friend, Cindra, and I arrived late Friday afternoon. It’s...

Self-care became a big topic during pandemic lockdowns when stress and worry intensified to unheard-of levels. People receive advice to care for themselves first before taking care of others. Business (meaning: employers) don’t necessarily get on board that bandwagon when your self-care activity intrudes upon paid working hours or job performance. Children don’t necessarily care what...

I got myself into a bit of a pickle already this week, because I have opinions that don’t necessarily align with being politically correct or woke. So, here’s the scenario. An editor at a major publishing house posted her advice for inclusiveness in literature, specifically American literature aimed at children and teens. To quote from her post: “When young readers don’t...

I learned of the Ohio Authors Book Fair from a fellow author, Stephanie Ayers. Stephanie writes horror. We frequent many of the same author-oriented events. The Ohio Authors Book Fair took place at Destination Outlets located on the outskirts of Jeffersonville, Ohio. It’s only a few miles from another outlet mall which was constructed around the same time. The two malls have since been in...

The Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market Extravaganza is a 3-day event larger than any I have attended as a vendor. With over 1,500 vendors outdoors and countless more filling the Arts & Crafts, Annex, Mercantile, and Youth Buildings as well as several of the Clark County Fairgrounds’ livestock barns, this is a big, big event. Most of the vendors are indeed antique dealers, with...