The end of 2025 draws near, and with it my realization that, while all years include change, some years hold more transformative changes than others.   Like that wonderful year I discovered my love of theater.   Or that horrible year when Nixon won the...

  It is definitely the season for “visions of sugarplums.”  Our friends at Merriam-Webster online dictionary define a sugarplum as “a small candy in the shape of a ball or disk”- -   Yay!   I like your enthusiasm, 9, but let me be clear. For the...

Hey, Lily! Hey, 9! Here we are, already on the twelfth day of (say it with me):   Advent Bowl! Advent Bowl! Advent Bowl!   For those who are late arrivals to this blog or only drop in occasionally, this is who we are and what we’re talking about. Lily is my...

This past week it’s been very cold and windy, and sometimes very cold, windy and rainy. But regardless of the seasonal weather, the Pacific Northwest is consistent in this: From late September through late March, more hours of the day are dark than light!   And...

Yesterday (aka Thanksgiving) I joined a friend and his family for Thanksgiving dinner. They’re a lovely close-knit group with lots of banter and friendly teasing peppering the conversation. Also, very fine cooks! I contributed a bottle of wine to the festivities, and,...

Hey Lily! Hey 9! I’ve made some really good progress on a long-term project!   Neat! Did you finish writing a new book? Or renovate the living room?   No, although both of those things are on my radar. This week’s news has more to do with something I’ve been...