by Susan Matley | Jan 2, 2026 | Official Blog
Inspired by a banned book puzzle I’d received for my birthday in 2023, I resolved to read the list of banned books included with the puzzle. I made significant progress in 2024 with 24 titles read, reviewed and shared on Facebook. In 2025 my activity dropped off to 9...
by Susan Matley | Dec 26, 2025 | Official Blog
The end of 2025 draws near, and with it my realization that, while all years include change, some years hold more transformative changes than others. Like that wonderful year I discovered my love of theater. Or that horrible year when Nixon won the...
by Susan Matley | Dec 19, 2025 | Official Blog
It is definitely the season for “visions of sugarplums.” Our friends at Merriam-Webster online dictionary define a sugarplum as “a small candy in the shape of a ball or disk”- – Yay! I like your enthusiasm, 9, but let me be clear. For the...
by Susan Matley | Dec 12, 2025 | Official Blog
Hey, Lily! Hey, 9! Here we are, already on the twelfth day of (say it with me): Advent Bowl! Advent Bowl! Advent Bowl! For those who are late arrivals to this blog or only drop in occasionally, this is who we are and what we’re talking about. Lily is my...
by Susan Matley | Dec 5, 2025 | Official Blog
This past week it’s been very cold and windy, and sometimes very cold, windy and rainy. But regardless of the seasonal weather, the Pacific Northwest is consistent in this: From late September through late March, more hours of the day are dark than light! And...
