Note that this is not stuck with the people inside- -if I didn’t have the balancing presence of Lily and 9 in my life right now I’d really be hurting.   Glad we can help. Ditto!   And 9, I want to wish you a happy second 9-a-versay! You first made yourself...

Wow, what a week! On Monday I met with the estimator from my preferred HVAC company for an estimate on a tankless water heater to replace the prehistoric behemoth in the basement that was having- -issues. I accepted the bid later that day. Forward!   On Tuesday,...

Today, jam is on my mind. I’ve been thinking about one of my favorite books from childhood, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Saw There by Lewis Carroll.   I love that book! Ditto!!   Thank you, Lily and 9. It’s always a happy thing when the three of...

Spring. A season of hope laced with atmospheric capriciousness. Nature’s cycle of beginnings and endings. Winter into spring, dormancy into growth, darkness into light. Beginnings and endings in other arenas, too. Notes from beta readers nudge me toward my...

Can it really be seven years ago that I started this blog? A weekly blog, mind you, with only two “misses” during that entire span. This is really, truly Blog 365.   One for every day of the year.   If one chose to go through that exercise, Lily, we could...

I’ve had a wealth of diverse activities since last week’s blog was penned! Tap class on Monday night, Walla Walla Symphony Tuesday evening, Terms of Endearment auditions at Little Theater of Walla Walla on Wednesday (as an observer only this time so don’t get...