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Adapting to a New Normal
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for apple recipes. I’m very particular about
I’ve written before about the family hike we took in Switzerland in 1998 when my
As I looked through the photographs my father digitized, I came across this picture of
One of my tasks before my mother’s recent funeral was to put together a slide
Earlier this month I had a day by myself in Topeka, which is just over
I read recently that the 1990s trend of distressed and ripped jeans is happening again.
I mentioned in my last monthly newsletter that my husband and I have decided to build
In 1864, after three bloody years of frequent battles and stalemates, the Civil War slowly
I wrote recently about my daughter’s 8th-grade graduation in 1999. After I wrote that post,
The novel I’m currently writing alludes to race relations between whites and Native Americans, Hispanics,
I never knew my great-grandmother Cecelia Ryan Strachan, my maternal grandmother’s mother. In fact, Cecelia
I wrote recently (see here and here) about sorting my old photographs and taking them
My husband and I recently spent time with our son and his girlfriend in New
In every family, there are traits and physical features that no one wants to own.
My wedding anniversary is tomorrow, November 26, so for this month’s post on life during
In August 1985, thirty-five years ago this month, I returned to work after my second
I’ve known since I began writing this blog that there were stories I couldn’t (or
It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am