Category: Diana Ingram

Someone asked me recently how I was able to think up topics for my columns for over 32 years. Each week is influenced by so many things. This week’s topic came from a simple movie question. A friend of mine and I were...

September is preparing to make its final bow. It has brought us a season so loved and known for its multicolored leaves, cooler days, hot apple cider, pumpkins and the gift of nostalgia. It’s time for crops to be harvested,...

My husband, Ron, and I used to be avid listeners of KGO radio. It was on in our home in Los Banos 24 hours a day. While we slept, it was sort of a comforting white noise. I was in that strange place in between sleep and knowing...

With every passing sad gray cloud, we search harder to see the joyful, white, fluffy cloud. It’s human nature to seek out happiness to get away from pain. Into every life indeed some rain must fall, just as the sun shines on all...

OK, let’s get the “Oh, it’s just August” jokes out of the way. Do you think I chose this month to be named after me? That was done eons ago. I was named after a famous Roman, you know. Still, I’m here and I’m hot, so deal...

If there were a month or two that I could act like a bear and go hibernating, it would probably be in July and August. Now I know that most people seem to love these sizzling months of beaches and activities, but they make me...

Is my title one of those aggravating rhetorical questions? I mean, we all know what a book is, really—we have dealt with them our entire lives. Yes, it used to mean a lot of pages with words someone wrote, held together by some...

“A hundred million miracles are happening every day. And those who say they don’t agree. Are those who do not hear or see.’’  I must credit Rogers and Hammerstein for these wise words that come from their...

Too often, the true meaning of Memorial Day is lost amidst the first weekend of summer getaways, especially the family picnics. We look forward to Grandma’s potato salad, Aunt Rose’s famous Jello delight (just what...

Are there really adequate words to describe the many wonders and intricate workings of God’s greatest creation, mothers? One of my favorite quotes is “God could not be everywhere, so He created Mothers.” Most of us,...

“Tra la, it’s May, the lusty month of May! That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray.” This lyric from the song “The Lusty Month of May” from Loewe and Lerner’s popular musical “Camelot” sets the tone for one...

BY LOLA BUNNYFeline Contributing Writer Meow, and salutations. I hope that your day is going purr-fectly. Once in a while, you readers may recall that my mom, Diana Ingram, lets my big brother, Yogi, have time to express his...