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Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
February 4, 2026
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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 husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him
One thing that surprises me as I research the settlement of the American West is
Christmas 1978 was the first Christmas I spent away from my parents’ home. My husband
I wrote a poem several years back about my mother’s hands. Here it is: Heredity
I hope your holiday celebrations have been filled with magic moments – moments you want
Shortly after Christmas last year, my father commented to me that it was the first
While browsing in my local library recently, I saw the book, The Tao of Writing,
In the fall of 1972, a few months after I got my driver’s license, my
My husband and I traveled to Spokane again last weekend to visit family. It was
My husband has always been a student of military and naval history. He spouts off
I wrote today’s post before the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.
My grandmother’s red-lacquered nails clicked lightly on the keys as she played the piano. She
I was reminded recently of something my daughter taught me. It’s nice to have children
I don’t remember ever going on an Easter egg hunt as a child. The Easter
WordPress tells me this is my 900th post on this blog. At an average of
I hadn’t seen this picture of my mother until I found it in an old
For the past ten years, I have worked as an election worker in my precinct,
One issue every writer must address is how much time to spend marketing as opposed
Note to readers: Today I’m sharing a guest post by Beth Lyon Barnett, which she