Kerri Richardson

  This has been a banner winter here in New England. Almost 70 inches of snow and it's only mid-February. Yeah, crazy. Each and every storm, my brother, Riv, heads out to plow his driveway, all of his neighbors' driveways (yes, the entire neighborhood!), and our family members' driveways. (If only ...

  We had some uninvited, but welcomed, guests join us on Christmas Day. Actually, they arrived on Christmas Eve, prior to our getting to my in-laws' house, but only my father-in-law, Bill, saw them. Bill's sister, Kathy, recently had to put one of her beloved dogs, Lucas, to rest. It's been an ...

  Oh to be a kid again! Hey, I can still indulge in that world from time to time. I often do, and it's so worth it! This summer, we had six of our nieces and nephews come visit for a weekend, and boy, did we have fun! While our plans didn't ...

This past Easter, I met a miracle man. After spending the beautiful day on the beach, we're heading home to cook Easter dinner. As we travel down the tranquil, seaside road, we see an older gentleman crossing the street. As he reaches the other side, he stumbles on the curb and ...

For those of you who haven’t met Juan Mann, allow me to introduce you to him. Juan is a man who was living in London when his world got turned upside down (he doesn’t specify how on his website) and he had to return to his home -– Australia. When ...

Growing up, I lived next to Woodsy’s, a corner store and deli. The owner of the store, Dixie, was an elderly man who suffered from severe arthritis, so much so that the kids in the neighborhood referred to his hands as claws (fortunately, not to his face). Dixie gave me my ...

For those of you who know me, it’ll come as no surprise when I say I’m not a huge fan of camping – I’m more of a “serve-me-breakfast-in-bed-resort” versus a “build-your-own-room-and-sleep-with-bugs” kind of gal. However, Melissa loves the outdoors and really enjoys camping, and since relationships involve compromise, compromise I ...

There are those moments in life when we’re in the midst of them that we know they’re going to be Top Ten experiences for us. There are obvious ones like your wedding day, the birth of a child, and skydiving. Then there are the more subtle ones; times when you ...