by Celia Rivenbark | May 23, 2022 | Weekly Column
My nephew and his wife are expecting their first baby next month. They’re excited for all the usual reasons, but I’m happy for them for a much less obvious reason. You see, it’s easy, and expected, to be giddy at the notion of gently...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 9, 2022 | Weekly Column
My nephew and his wife are expecting their first baby next month. They’re excited for all the usual reasons, but I’m happy for them for a much less obvious reason. You see, it’s easy, and expected, to be giddy at the notion of gently...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 2, 2022 | Weekly Column
I spotted the petite gray and white tabby while working on my laptop beside a kitchen window. She was staring at a female cardinal perched on the lowest branch of my ancient cypress tree. My own tuxedo cats, Joey and Chandler, had also perked up at the sight of...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 25, 2022 | Weekly Column
I often blame my abysmal math skills on missing a crucial week of long division instruction way back in fourth grade. Laid low by a virus, I never caught up and remain lousy at math to this day. But young students in Florida public schools will now have an...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 18, 2022 | Weekly Column
The recent news that gelatin salads are making a big comeback left me feeling equal parts nostalgic and nauseous. You see, here in the South, we were the last ones to finally, mercifully, stop mixing boiling water with a box of “fruit” flavored...