Hi! I’m posting early this week because I have a little expedition at the end of the week- -not to an exposition, but to the site of one I attended in 1974: Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, in Spokane, Washington.  ...

True confession: for years I’ve been diligent about cleaning the house every Sunday. I never want to do it when I start, but am always glad when I finish because, for a (very brief) moment in time, I have a clean house!   This summer, for a variety of reasons...

Kale. A cold-hardy, leafy green vegetable of the cabbage family. Kale became popular as a superfood in the 2010s, given its reputation for being nutrient-rich with many health benefits. Though I didn’t do so this year, I’ve twice grown kale in my garden. It usually...

Ever feel like you are playing nutritional Whack-a-Mole while fine-tuning your wellness routines? Perhaps you have even experienced Calcium Confusion. . .

At the start of this week I was certain I would write about a new challenge in my life: calcium confusion! But you know what? Summer is fading and I just don’t feel like fading along with it. I had fun at the book signing last weekend, and I will extend that fun by...

Layers of black v. scant white! A cavernous straw hat v. clip on hair! Chastity, poverty and obedience v. wealth, defiance and Chardonnay! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s- -   A week of contrasts!!   Your overuse of exclamation points is a sign of literary...