Last week, I shared the story of the beginning of the Danner family’s adventures in Kittyland, the multi-part tale of our experiences while fostering the kittens he had rescued from a feral mother at the recycling center. When I left off, John and I had opened our home, or at least the back room we call the music room, to two fuzzy little sisters I dubbed Monkey and Monster. They came to us at about three weeks old, little dirty ragamuffins who needed love...

Anybody who knows me knows that I am a sucker for a furry face. If I could adopt ALL of the kitty-cats in need of homes, I would, although I would need a much bigger house and some sort of inheritance to happen. I love cats. I like dogs, but I love cats. My cat Meep is my best friend (sorry, John...) and for the last eight years, our house has been occupied by John, me, Meep and Zephyr...

As my three children know all too well, I can be a bit of a dingbat. How could my poor, traumatized offspring forget all of the times I put my foot in my mouth in public, made plans I promptly forgot about and began discussions I would lose my place in halfway through? They couldn’t take me anywhere.....

Dog Days at the Greene County Humane Society... *This story has been updated in the happiest of ways! The added information is at the end, no spoilers for youHello again, friends. This column, I want to talk about dogs. Specifically, two dogs who have resided at the Greene County Humane Society since February...

As most of you know, I grew up in the Seattle area. American society, very generally speaking, tends to be more progressive on the coasts, and so I pretty much grew up recycling. It’s almost second nature to me, but it’s a relatively recent thing here, at least within the last 10 years or so...

I think lists are fun, and I also like it when people tell little-known facts about themselves. I will never take similar steps on Facebook with those questionnaire posts that you see sometimes, but being a brave-when-I-need-to-be and mostly-open person, I decided to reveal 10 things I probably have not revealed to others...

I have often remarked to others about the generosity of Greene County people. I have seen, time and time again, the people of this county rally together to help one of our own, regardless of the situation. Today, I call upon that generosity to help Bob...

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to help out the local filmmakers of Moonlight Films. James Ian Mair, Deron Morgan and James Stevenson are fast friends, bonded by a shared artistic passion to make films And not just any films, they make horror films...

My column this week is a "co-column" and goes along with the column written by our own Kristen Inman this week. To read her words, go here. I like a room to be cool. Cool to the point you can store vegetables and they’ll stay crisp. I also adore fresh air and natural light, but those are beside the point...

I’ve had this idea for awhile, and the thought of it gets more and more amusing every time I consider it. As you can see in the photo, I thought it would be funny to dump out my purse and explain it’s contents. Hey, it’s my column, I can write about stupid things if I want :-)...

As many already know, I am an imported Linton resident. I moved here from my native land near Seattle in 2001 after meeting the coolest guy who ever lived, John Danner. We met on eBay (I’m serious!) in 1998 when I won an auction of his for a Ramones record (Road to Ruin). He and I hit it off, two sarcastic dreamers united by music, humor and generally shared interests...

My kids learned early in life never to complain to me about being bored. Even the mention of being bored from any of them would send me on a tirade. Not a raving-ranting-call-the-loony-bin-to-come-get-mom kind of tirade, but one in which I would spout off some of the most ridiculous activities I could think of, going on until the complainer either wasn’t bored anymore or just got tired of my shenanigans...

On Saturday, Feb. 17, I will once again join Linda and the Greene County Popsicles as we willingly jump into a swimming pool in costumes in the Special Olympics Indiana Polar Plunge 2018 in Terre Haute. Last year, fellow reporter Andrew Christman and I braved the jump and raised a few hundred for Special Olympics...

For about the last 10 years, our larger bathroom has sported a pretty ‘dragonflies and butterflies’ theme, the main colors being lavender and sage green. I chose the theme and colors back then, and painted the walls, the antique mirror and several accessories...

With the recent disaster a la Hurricane Harvey and the decimation the winds left in their wake, it’s been heartwarming to see the response of so many of us Greene Countians as we step up to help our fellow Americans. I saw a picture posted by our own Kristen Inman in a story she did about relief efforts, and the image is a powerful one...

I write this with the heaviest of hearts and a face full of tears. The world suffered a great loss on Sunday, June 18, when Greene County’s Shining Star, Jaden Lauderdale, passed away surrounded by the people who loved her the most, her close and loving family...

I recently heard from my good friend, Jaden Lauderdale, the 14-year old Bloomfield girl, winner of the Greene County Daily World’s “Bright Futures” contest. Some of you may remember Jaden, who resides in Riley Hospital, waiting for a donor heart to be found to replace her own...

I recently returned from a trip to Seattle. It lasted a week, which, using Einstein’s theory of relativity, was more like three days and two hours. Using the same logic, the hours I spent flying there was more like 58 and 37 days, respectively...

Here at the Greene County Daily World, we staff writers are given a lot of freedom when writing our personal columns, like the one you are reading now. For me, the chance to express my thoughts and to voice my concerns is a wonderful thing (I love my job.....), and I don’t take it for granted...

My husband. Back in 1998, John and I met online, after I had won an eBay auction from him, a Ramones record I had been looking for. In the form letter he sent advising me of my win, the same one he sent to all winners, I guess I read more into it than most would, and I wrote him back, blathering about how much I love the Ramones, urging him to write back...