M.S. Marangione

Look at all the Christmas wreaths and garlands you can make! This was the response from a friend when I sent her a picture of the 60-foot...

My friends gave me a T-shirt with “ Page County Don’t Back Down ” emblazoned across the chest after I stood up to five people threatening...

I can’t change a tire, so when I woke up one morning with one around my waist, I knew I was in big trouble. “What the hell?” I thought as...

By Maggie Marangione July 25, 2024 24 tons of chicken shit. That was my Valentine’s Day present in 2024. This was much better than a bag...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, MARCH 22, 2024 I love Dave Matthews who wrote these lyrics to his titular song, and, after visiting a friend with...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Reading, by its very nature, is a charming experience. Who hasn’t been carried off to a distant...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, JANUARY 30, 2024 As a gentle but constant snow falls, the pure clean white provides contrast to pearl, slate,...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, JANUARY 07, 2024 I tossed my walker over the cliff the other day (figuratively); I was raising my angry fist at my...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, DECEMBER 19, 2023 When my daughter walks in the door, Christmas walks in with her. Like Fezziwig in Charles...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, NOVEMBER 14, 2023 As the leaves fall, the trees become bare, and a few apples hang stubbornly on my apple tree;...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, OCTOBER 28, 2023 MINDSET Once upon a time, Wise women were revered. They lived in thatched cottages deep within...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, OCTOBER 16, 2023 MINDSET “I can’t believe you’re wearing orange pants!” My daughters’ eyes were wide in mock...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 MINDSET The vermilions, salmon and raspberry shades of spring give way to the greens of...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 FAMILY For a brief moment, I heard the universe vibrate when I thought a man was a God; I had...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, JULY 26, 2023 MINDSET I reached my 60th birthday having lost quite a bit of emotional and psychological baggage...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, JUNE 03, 2023 MINDSET Driving over 14 hours with my estranged ex-husband, I remembered I know how to thrive....

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, MAY 11, 2023 FAMILY My neighbor, Heidi, recently told me, “I’ve forgiven my mother, but I won’t go to her...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, APRIL 23, 2023 MINDSET Recently, I fell off the wagon – the dating wagon – when I went on the most centered...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, MARCH 28, 2023 MAKEUP AND FASHION As I age, I note that beauty advice is more of a conversation among friends,...

BY MAGGIE MARANGIONE, MARCH 12, 2023 FAMILY I was the only person in line at Barnes and Noble on a rainy Friday. The girl at the...