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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 story, My Son Made Me Tweet, will appear in Chicken Soup for the Soul:
The silver lining in the pandemic crisis is that I have been writing diligently on
Some weeks glide by, almost without notice. Others pack a punch, pitching and tossing like
I had a humorous post lined up for today, but I learned Monday night that
I’m not sure this is something to be proud of, but I believe our family
My daughter and granddaughter visited us again over Memorial Day weekend. The baby is now
As readers of this blog know, I am a proud alumna of Middlebury College, Class
In an earlier post, I mentioned situations where I was confronted by the fact that
Last year I posted several times about travel along the Oregon Trail in 1847, the
The past two days we have had rain in Kansas City. Monday felt almost autumn-like
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
I’ve written many times about photographs taken from my childhood or from my children’s childhood.
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
I started kindergarten in Corvallis, Oregon, in September 1961, when I was five-and-a-half. I was
This past weekend we buried my father-in-law. He was the first grandparent my children and
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
My son, my first child, turns forty in a few days. It certainly does not
It’s finally published! When Heart Shall Fail is now available on Amazon (paperback and ebook)