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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
My husband and I have been invited to a Halloween party requiring costumes, and we
Each year, my kids were in Christmas programs at their school. The programs were held
I keep two fortune cookie messages on my desk. They were in cookies I got
I’m not good at remembering summer birthdays. Maybe it’s because there’s too much else to
One of the prime selling points of the Baltic Sea cruise for me was the
There’s an old nursery rhyme that attributes character traits (or fortunes—the interpretation varies) to children
I envied my children as they were growing up—they were close with two of their
The third haunting book I’ve read in recent months is Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken
The last time I wrote about my current work-in-progress was in mid-March. At that point,
My first post on this blog went live in January 2012, but I didn’t start
The Kansas City Star has a column called “Snarky in the Suburbs” by Sherry Kuehl,
Mac McDougall, one of the major characters in my series, is an attorney who is
I mentioned last year that I found many “treasures” when I cleaned out some cupboards.
One scent that brings my childhood to mind is that of Vicks VapoRub. When I
My husband and I traveled to Spokane again last weekend to visit family. It was
When my husband and I were in our third year of law school, we had
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was aware from a very young age of
This blog was on hiatus for a little longer than I expected. Followers of my