Articles by Janet Hart Leonard

Cross my heart . . .

From the Heart “If you are not seeing anyone would you like to have lunch or dinner?” And so my “once upon a time” fairy tale began. It was August…

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Misery loves company

From the Heart “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” – Dalai Lama Have you ever had certain people in your life that just seem to…



And we shall have snow …

From the Heart It’s probably because of my past. It’s probably because I have a history with snow. It’s probably because I am a survivor of the 1978 Blizzard. I…


Biscuits and gravy

From the Heart Chuck and I are creatures of habit. When we got married it did not take him long to learn “my way” around town. Taking the backstreets and…


Thoughts from a pencil

From the Heart “The pencil that you hold today is writing your story. Only when you draw your last breath will your story be written in ink.” I wrote those…


Let’s go to the grocery

From the Heart Once upon a time, in a neighborhood in old town Noblesville, you would find a small grocery store … in every neighborhood. I’m in a Facebook group…


Christmas schmaltz

From the Heart Don Jellison, my newspaper boss, used to call me schmaltzy. I took it as a compliment. I am even more schmaltzy at Christmas. I hear “Silent Night”…


Jim Hart’s Redbird story

From the Heart Each Christmas season I tuck a few extra Redbirds in and amongst my decorations. Each are a reminder of my dad’s Redbird story. It’s a story that…


The Greatest Generation

From the Heart They lived through the Depression. They fought in WWII. They were our fathers. We are losing them. They are part of what is called the Greatest Generation….