ROBERTS RUMINATES: Boxed InLaura Jackson Roberts March 28, 2020Author’s note: These are unprecedented and anxious times. We feel alone and isolated. It’s important to take the spread of...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Traditions, Toilets and TrickeryLaura Jackson Roberts December 25, 2019o matter what holiday we celebrate, our yearly traditions anchor us. They keep us grounded in times of joy and...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Buzz OffLaura Jackson Roberts November 2, 2019t’s time for school pictures again. That means haircuts, which means considerable whining and negotiation. It’s a necessary chore, but...
Roberts Ruminates: Horrible CreaturesLaura Jackson Roberts June 8, 2019’ve got a lot of critters in my house. They’re all rescues. Our collie mix came from Marshall County Animal...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Things That Go Click in the NightLaura Jackson Roberts February 2, 2019At 2:30 a.m. the other night, I pulled back the curtains beside my bed to see sheets of rain ponding...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: A Place for PilesLaura Jackson Roberts November 17, 2018We tidied up our house the other day. It was in desperate need, and during the miserable exercise — one...
ROBERTS RUMINATES: Two Types of PeopleLaura Jackson Roberts October 27, 2018When I was a kid, Halloween was a fun time of year. We bought pumpkins at the Barnesville Pumpkin Festival,...
Roberts Ruminates: Disorderly ConductLaura Jackson Roberts September 29, 2018I enjoy getting the mail. There’s always some hope when I go to the front porch each day. Maybe a...
Roberts Ruminates: Ode to This RoadLaura Jackson Roberts April 7, 2018The National Road runs like an artery right through our community. It wasn’t originally meant to come through Wheeling, though....
