
A Quarter Through 2025: Am I Voting “Present”?
On New Year’s Day, I posted that my resolution for 2025 was to vote “present”
On New Year’s Day, I posted that my resolution for 2025 was to vote “present”
My husband and I visited the Peace Arch on the border between the United States
I love classical music, but in recent years, I haven’t had many chances to experience
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
We don’t know what will suddenly bring a dormant memory to consciousness. For Proust, it
In recognition of Black History Month, this last post in February is about two experiences
Writers of historical fiction look for first-hand accounts of the time to give their stories
I am surprised that in five years of writing this blog I have never written
I am one of the moderators for a Facebook page called Read Local Kansas City,
My husband and I traveled for twelve days in July aboard the Celebrity Eclipse on
My website is now seven and a half years old, and the blog posts date
February is Library Lovers Month. I come from a family of library lovers, and I
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for apple recipes. I’m very particular about
I’ve written before about the importance of reading in my family when I was growing
Now that I’m a grandmother, I find myself thinking of my mother more frequently. Though
I had no good ideas for a post today, so as I sometimes do, I
I visited my parents over Christmas, and one day I walked past a picture in
I’ve read several articles and editorials in recent months about the demise of local newspapers.
Maybe this is one of those “when I was young, we had it tough” stories.