Spanish 121 is keeping me on my toes. After 13 years of being completely self-employed, it’s novel to have to show up at a certain place, at a certain time, four days a week. Novel in the best sense of the word. Lily (my inner fourteen-year-old) and I get up at the...

This week, we’ve met a lot of new people who are much closer to Lily’s age than to mine. My classmates in Spanish 121 range from late teens to, perhaps, late 20s. Perhaps. Mom has assured me I look young for my age but. . .in this setting, thirty is old! Fortunately,...

Sometimes the start of a new year prompts people to change something major in their lives. This time, I’ve really done it. Next Monday, Lily (my inner fourteen-year-old) and I begin our back to school adventure at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC). The subject:...

Wow, it’s the last blog of 2019 already! Lily, my inner fourteen-year-old, and I are excited about the New Year, but we’re having a little bit of a back and forth at the moment.   It’s not, you know, like an argument.   No, it’s not. It’s a decision we have...

How to make Christmas? For a while I thought I’d forgotten how, but Lily, my inner fourteen-year-old, reminded me of something.   Didn’t you make decorated sugar cookies when you were a kid? And one year you made felt ornaments that matched the cookies?   It...

Lily (my inner-fourteen-year-old) was psyched about this for weeks. Finally it happened! Last Sunday we did a modeling stint at the Kirkman House Museum Tea and Fashion Show!   Kirkman House Museum is a beautifully restored example of luxurious 1880s residential...