
New Lenses: Seeing the World Differently
I wrote after my first cataract surgery about that experience. Later in June, I had

I wrote after my first cataract surgery about that experience. Later in June, I had

By June 1851, the Denny Party had already traveled more than a thousand miles from

This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
I’ve written before about my first experience skiing. I hated it, though I later learned
Throughout my first-grade year, I felt exposed. As I’ve written, I was a superstar

Before I married in November 1977, my mother gave me six dish towels. “Here,” she
I wrote last year about attending the virtual conference sponsored by the Historical Novel Society
My parents had a stroller for me when I was an infant. I don’t remember
I learned recently that August 15 is National Relaxation Day—a day is set aside to
Twice in one day last week, I encountered references to people’s reduced ability to focus
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent during my teenage years on Coeur
I’ve spent most of my Thanksgivings since 1979 with my in-laws, and most of those
In the summer of 2001, a few months before September 11, my daughter and I
I am a really good planner and organizer. I don’t say this boastfully, but as
For the past week or two, the magnolia tree in our front yard has been

I wrote in January 2019 about my hesitation over my husband’s Christmas gift to me

As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
This isn’t a typical Halloween post, but it is about hallowed ground. The original meaning
Forgive me one more birthday story. After this post, I’ll move on with my year.
I’ve started decorating for Christmas, which is the only season for which I do much
Mac McDougall, one of the major characters in my series, is an attorney who is