by Susan Matley | Feb 25, 2022 | Official Blog
To sleep, perchance to dream. . .* Dream on, Hamlet! And while you do, realize that your brain is doing all kinds of crazy cool maintenance. Will girls ever get to play Hamlet? You’ll be glad to know, Lily, this dream has come to pass. Dreams are...
by Susan Matley | Feb 18, 2022 | Official Blog
In recent years I’ve noticed several houses in Walla Walla have moss on the roof. Deferred maintenance? Certainly, but I sense something else is also in play: more moisture in the atmosphere. Most people think of southeastern Washington (if they think of it at all) as...
by Susan Matley | Feb 11, 2022 | Official Blog
If you’re like me, you’ve been stuck in a funk of grey winter COVID-y restricted yuck for some time now. Not surprisingly, this can have an effect on one’s outlook. Today I had a revelation: don’t let this stuff get to you. Close your eyes and repeat after me: I am...
by Susan Matley | Feb 4, 2022 | Official Blog
The search for Nellie Gilliam Day continues! This week I’ve queried three county courthouses, the Washington State Archives, the Log House Museum in West Seattle and a blogger who wrote about West Seattle’s Kenney Home where Nellie briefly lived. I’ve also...
by Susan Matley | Jan 28, 2022 | Official Blog
One of many things I enjoy about writing is research- -learning about unfamiliar topics through reading, site visits and talking to experts in pertinent fields. Research is an important part of portraying historical figures, too. Lately I’ve been digging into the life...
by Susan Matley | Jan 21, 2022 | Official Blog
Lately I’ve been shoveling down my meals, aware of the nutritional components within but giving no attention to taste, texture, temperature, etc. Unless I’m eating something indisputably awful (which occasionally happens given my “what in the refrigerator needs to be...
