Life in the slow lane is the focus of these essays, taken from the files of "Moseyin' Along," a popular weekly column that has been a staple in a group of upstate New York newspapers for twenty years. Topics range from the childhood excitement of digging to China to the adventure of building furniture from a kit, from the techniques used in greetings by hand to the joys of people watching.

Within the pages of this small, dip-into book are thoughtful pauses and humorous pieces that make for a comfortable take-along reading companion.