Mary DoyleApr 18, 2012Writing Clinic: Me and IWhen is it correct to use “I” and when should you use “me?” The two words are often used incorrectly. But it isn’t that difficult to know...
Mary DoyleApr 16, 2012Free BoxTake what you need and leave what you don’t. That’s how the “Free Box” works. The Free Box consists of a row of shelves that line the...
Mary DoyleApr 13, 2012Wind in Your SailsDo you have a mentor? Do you mentor? If not, maybe you should. For about ten years, I wrote feature and profile articles for newspapers...
Mary DoyleApr 11, 2012Separately TogetherOur neighbors, the cranes, and the golfers who play the course behind our home, often cross paths. Cranes lunch at our bird feeders and...
Mary DoyleApr 9, 2012What a PainMore than 116 million Americans suffer from chronic pain according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. This results...
Mary DoyleApr 6, 2012Happy, Hopeful EasterThis weekend is the most important in the Christian calendar. On Good Friday we remember Christ’s sacrifice for the salvation of souls...
Mary DoyleApr 4, 2012Homemade Italian Bread with HerbsThe aroma of fresh-baked bread is almost as satisfying to me as biting into it. I love to bake bread and one of my favorite recipes is...
Mary DoyleApr 1, 2012Writing Clinic: Thank You NotesMerci. Grazie. Obrigado. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Being showered with gifts is a humbling and wonderful experience. All you have...
Mary DoyleMar 30, 2012Hard BoiledHyacinths, apple blossoms, chocolate bunnies, and hard-boiled eggs. It’s that time of year again. Making a perfect hardboiled egg – the...