by Brenda Erb Roberts | Feb 15, 2026 | The Lighter Side
Years ago, I had a co-worker from Newfoundland who described what we often term “cabin fever” as “shacky whacky.” It’s a delightful description of how I feel occasionally during the deep, dark winter, when the walls seem to take a step inward each day, and the snow...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Jan 15, 2026 | The Lighter Side
This past Christmas, my childhood friend’s wish finally came true. From the time she was young, she longed for the joy of owning an Easy-Bake Oven. Dreams of producing baked wonders beyond earthly compare filled her imagination. However, it was a wish destined to...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Dec 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
As I deliberated over the many delectable options for baking for the Christmas season, memories of epic cooking fails began surfacing: the exploding turkey liver, the brownie Pintaster, the cookie lava covering my oven, and more. In retrospect, many of them are...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Nov 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
Do you lie awake at night thinking about the imponderables of life, the questions that seem to have no answer? I don’t, but I do have questions. For example, what if Shakespeare had written like Dr. Seuss? I’ve discovered that ChatGPT.com, an artificial intelligence...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Oct 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
As a child, on a hot summer day, do you remember fantasizing with friends about wondrous things you wished would come true? I do. Having the stars in our eyes polished by reading mystery and adventure stories, we often dreamed about finding buried treasure. Today’s...
by Brenda Erb Roberts | Sep 15, 2025 | The Lighter Side
It’s true! In light of a recent experience, it’s clear that I may have missed my calling. I am a master negotiator and could have used that skill for the benefit of humanity. What is my proof? Faded on one side, our outdoor chair cushions, which now clashed with our...
