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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
The great-grandmother I know the least about is my father’s maternal grandmother, Della Phillips Jones.
Shortly after Christmas last year, my father commented to me that it was the first
I’ve never been one to play practical jokes. And I don’t like them played on
I mentioned in a recent post that I’m a part of Read Local Kansas City.
I wrote an earlier post listing many of the things I included in my daughter’s
Twice in one day last week, I encountered references to people’s reduced ability to focus
I’ve written before about my grandfather’s clock—how it formed a part of my childhood, first
My mother and her friends exchanged recipes when I was growing up. From Dorothy Walker
In some families, Santa Claus comes to call ahead of Christmas Eve every year. Other
Last November, I set a goal to work on my novel every day until the
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
I wrote in an earlier post that my husband and I are building a new
Last summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes
In November 1978, my husband and I spent Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week interviewing
Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day, a feast day honoring St. Nicholas, a 4th-century
Today is a first Wednesday, which means that at 11:00am, sirens will blare. At least
Recently I was doing more research for my current work-in-progress the is set in 1867.
For someone who is a good planner, I’m finding this week a little overwhelming. As I was