
My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this

This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this

One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this

As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing
I mentioned in a post a few years back that I saw the Mary Poppins
The first President I could name was John F. Kennedy. President Eisenhower was in office
Our 46th wedding anniversary was last weekend. Number forty-six doesn’t merit much recognition, though I
Last month I went to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City to see
Last week I represented Middlebury College at the Kansas City Private High School’s College Fair.
Yesterday my son married his long-time girlfriend in a small and lovely ceremony in New
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed, is the

On the fourth Wednesday of the month, I usually write a post with a historical
I’ve written before about all my technological devices needing to be upgraded at the same
My parents had a stroller for me when I was an infant. I don’t remember
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were driving through Saline County in the
This year one of the many things I am grateful for is the readers of
In recent weeks I’ve been following all my Facebook friends’ pictures of their children headed

April 10 is National Siblings Day. Although I have written many posts about siblings—my siblings,
Tomorrow, July 4, 2024, marks the tenth anniversary of my mother’s death. As I wrote
In an earlier post, I mentioned my maternal grandmother’s thimble. Her initials – WS, for
There was a story on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition show on July 16, 2013,

I recently got new eyeglasses. I’ve needed corrective lenses since I was eight and a