Like many wonderful towns, Walla Walla is home to a fabulous symphony orchestra. How lucky we are, and since 1907, no less!   Wow, that’s a really long time ago!   Back when our grandpas were 10-year-olds and our grandmas were toddlers, 9! Nearly 120 years...

For the past nine months, at the end of the month I've thought particularly of Mom. Why? Because she died April 29, 2025. At the end of this particular month I happen to be working a puzzle, which makes me think of working puzzles with Mom- -her passion for them, and...

Like many, to start a new year I am working on a new project. I’m not sure if it will be a short story, a long short story, or a novella. Probably not a novel because it’s the story of a friendship between a planet and a spaceship.   That sounds like a story for...

You know how someone tells you a compelling story, and you believe their story is true, and the urge to help them becomes a call to action? So you help them. But after a while things don't quite line up. The person who told the story is acting in ways that make you...

Hey Lily! Hey 9! Have you noticed anything unusual going on outside lately?   Not freezing rain again! Or a possum in the shed!   No, nothing like that. Have you looked up in the sky lately? It’s lighter for longer outside! Today in Walla Walla we are...

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...