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This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
June 17, 2026
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This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled
My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
Last Sunday morning I saw six deer on the fairway behind our house. They were
The spiders are back already. After a mild winter and a hot spring and start
Those of you who have read my story “Competitive Yoga” in Chicken Soup for the
As of early February 2021, the news is full of stories about vaccines against COVID-19,
Last week was Pie Week, I learned on National Public Radio. Why Pie Week in
Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
I only recall one true surprise party that anyone threw for me. My spouse has
One of the fun things about digitizing many (most?) of our photographs last year was
I’m kicking myself, as writers often do. Actually, in every profession I’ve been in to
For my husband, the mark of adulthood was ownership of a toaster oven. He’d spent
I wrote last month about Ayers Natural Bridge, and its fame as a day trip
As I wrote recently, spring came earlier to Washington State this year than to Missouri.
I’ve written before about the importance of old newspapers in my research for my novels
As the news reports have shown pictures of the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey and
After thirty-four years in our current home, my husband and I have started looking for
My daughter chastises me for not documenting her childhood completely in her baby book. She
One of the things I found in going through my father’s papers was some genealogies
I recently learned a surprising factoid: Today, February 4, is Homemade Soup Day, even though January is