Winter is nearly over in the Northern Hemisphere. In the technical sense, anyway. It’s been a long, cold haul for many of us. The sight of flowering bulbs pushing greenery through semi-frozen soil is balm for the winter-worn heart. But what about the rest of the body...

  It’s happened before and I’m sure it will happen again. The house septic system had a “moment” last weekend. I knew it couldn’t possibly be full because the next scheduled service date is November 2024. But a certain odor was wafting up from the basement Sunday...

I’ve probably blogged about this before, and I’ll doubtless blog about it again: reading! It’s one of the biggest benefits of being a writer. Heck, it’s one of the biggest benefits of being a human.   At last, something we agree on!   Ditto!   It’s...

March arrived in Walla Walla like an ice-cold shivering lamb in a persistent and bitter southerly. Winter is still here. Distractions are needed to maintain sanity until Spring rears its head. What better distraction than The Arts?   Last Saturday I attended a...

How many times have you tried to convince someone to do something for which they express disinterest? It’s for their own good, it’s something they need, there are negative economic consequences if they don’t to it! In situations like this you employ persuasion. And...

Just when you’re slogging through too many weekly errands, just when you think it’s so gray and cold outdoors you can’t stand it another minute, just when you think there’s no magic left in the world, there, in the produce section of the health food store you see her:...