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70th Birthday on Easter: Reminiscences and Anticipation
Eleven years ago, I wrote about my birthday falling on Easter for the first time
April 8, 2026
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Eleven years ago, I wrote about my birthday falling on Easter for the first time
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burke Museum on the University of Washington
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
When I was a small child, I had an imaginary friend named Ky-Bee-Chee-Bee. To me
Last month I wrote about reopenings. Those have continued apace, and my life is slowly
After thirty-four years in our current home, my husband and I have started looking for
As I wrote last month, the California Gold Rush began in late January 1848 when
Last Friday, March 24, I was a guest on Wayne Turmel’s blog. He introduced his
In the fall of 1972, a few months after I got my driver’s license, my
Yesterday I got my car washed. Mind you, many people in Seattle never get their
For someone who is a good planner, I’m finding this week a little overwhelming. As I was
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
One of the pitfalls of skipping kindergarten was that I couldn’t get my driver’s license
A couple of months ago, I thumbed through the recipe box my mother gave me
On August 1 and 2, I took a break from the hassles of moving to
You might think grammar is boring, but it is the writer’s toolbox. I marvel each
I’ve written earlier posts about the development of Portland, Oregon, where my work-in-progress is set.
Today is a first Wednesday, which means that at 11:00am, sirens will blare. At least
I recently returned from my first out-of-state trip since the pandemic began. Actually, it was
At Mass last Sunday, the second reading was from 1 John, and included 1 John
My husband and I moved to a retirement community in Seattle a year ago this