By Peggy McManus (AKA Piggly Wiggly) November 2025 I'm just getting back from what was supposed to be a quick trip to the grocery store. I only needed a few basics, but I got sidetracked by the candy aisle and spent a good 20 minutes there, trying to talk myself out of buying a candy bar or two. In the end, I succeeded, although now that I’m home and candyless, I am second-guessing my decision.  When it comes to candy, I'm a lot like my dad, who was a big candy lover. Even as

Kelly gives her take on what REALLY happened when Bun sent a kid down into the haunted cellar.

By Peggy McManus September  2025 It was early summer when Mom and Dad bought their first house and moved our family out of our...

FROM PAT, AUGUST 2008: For my 75th birthday, Bun asked our daughters to write about a memory they had about growing up with me. I was...

By Peggy McManus July, 2025 When I was a kid, I loved boxes. In my simple world, it was a rare and grand day, if I managed to snag myself...