Daily Connector | My Front Porch | Joanna Suter
When I bought my first house, one of the things high on my wish list was a front porch. It wasn’t a very large porch but there was room for a couple of chairs. I like the way porches look on a house and I think they make a home…
Daily Connector | List of my FIVE favorite books and why | Dan Halterman
I have a list of books read since 1982. My permanent bookmark is two pieces of paper – one on which I write the titles of books I want/intend to read, inside a folded sheet for listing that year’s completed titles with author and date. The books read list is…
Daily Connector | A change of pace | Jayne Reynolds
I recently took a short trip to Wayne County and got to experience some beings that are quite different from me: Spanish cashmere goats and the Anatolian Shepherd who protects them from coyotes. I was thoroughly charmed and grateful for the much needed change of scene! …
Daily Connector | A marathon or a ride | Lavonne van der Zwaag
Donald McNeil, the Times science reporter who has frequented “The Daily” podcast has suggested that we should view the pandemic as a marathon with staggered start times rather than judging the success of a country (or state) based on the per capita death toll at a given time. He says…
Daily Connector | When can we get the hugs back? | Jenny Campagna
In the beginning of March, I was on a boat in the waters off Dana Point, CA watching dolphins and sea lions glide through the water. The small boat was crowded with families including two little girls from Indiana who immediately decided that they loved me a lot. Their younger…
Daily Connector | Dear Friends | Maris Franke
Dear Friends and Members of Columbus Mennonite Church, I found these very inspiring words in a letter to the Editor of the Columbus Dispatch. On September 11, 2020 Camille Humphrey of Groveport, Ohio sent these words in response to the Dispatch’s publication of “2020 Everyday Heroes of Central Ohio”. She …
Daily Connector | Rise Up, Butterfly Army! | Samantha Allen
Being home all day, every day, during these coronatimes, is getting rather boring. Luckily my husband has a very interesting summer hobby – to raise a large and intimidating new army – consisting of (newly hatched? born?) monarch butterflies. Did you know those teeny tiny white dots, gently laid on…
Daily Connector | Kosciuszko Pilgrimage | Larry Less
In previous blogs, I have talked about one of my heroes and source of inspiration, Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko. In 2017 a number of events converged resulting in my taking a 2-week trip to visit my sister in Maine and also make stops along the way to the Kosciuszko Foundation…
Daily Connector | Chimney swifts in action | Ruth Massey
Fall bird migration has begun. Birders are visiting area ponds and lakes with large muddy edges, perfect for attracting shorebirds. These plovers, sandpipers, and dowitchers have left their breeding areas, some as far north as the Arctic Tundra and are heading for the winter homes, some as far south as…
Daily Connector | Etro Stars Quilt | Virginia Nussbaum
In October of 2019 I began working on a quilt I had agreed to make, but had delayed starting. Nearly eleven months later, it is finally finished, and has been sent to the people who asked me to make it. They are delighted with the quilt. During that time life…
