It is rare these days for me to be wrapped up in a television show. Like a lot of kids of the 1960s, I grew up with Gilligan's Island, and as a pre-teen, Friday nights meant a round of The Brady Bunch, Partridge Family and Room 222. Cartoons were not my favorite although I remember … Continue reading The Us in This Is Us
Roger Ramjet, Elroy Jetson or spirit guide?
It was because I had to drive to work to pick up more than I can carry by bike or bus that I happened to listen to Science Friday. I love this show but for all kinds of reasons I don't often find myself listening to NPR at noon on Fridays. Host Ira Flatow was … Continue reading Roger Ramjet, Elroy Jetson or spirit guide?
Three years of ripples
How is it that time passes so differently the older we get? Events from our past can seem long ago while almost in the same moment as if yesterday. Like yesterday it seems I read finalized sections of Beyond the Ripples to Mom. Together we would walk, she still using sticks then, to one of … Continue reading Three years of ripples
A circle of caregiving
This piece first appeared in Today's Caregiver on April 4, 2022. Thank you Today's Caregiver for sharing my writing with your followers. My mother died in my dining room during the pandemic. Three weeks prior, the 2021 ice storm devastated Oregon’s Willamette Valley and cut power to our home and her electric hospital bed. Yet, … Continue reading A circle of caregiving
About last night’s book discussion
That was SO fun! Thank you to those who joined last night's book discussion about Humanity's Grace. Special thanks to the good folks at Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (and my kind friends) for being part of it. You can now watch the highlights! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooh8uHnVe5Y Available now in e-book and hard copies. Support local bookstores by … Continue reading About last night’s book discussion
Sprinkling grace and kindness
Last month I had a dream about Dad. My favorite dreams are those that include my parents, leaving me feeling deeply loved when I awaken. And often sad in missing them. This specific dream inspired me that morning to think about kindness and generosity, traits Dick Montgomery was both known and admired for. Yes, while … Continue reading Sprinkling grace and kindness
Into the deep blue yonder of past and present
You know that feeling when you return to a place that hugs your heart? For some of us it might be the return to a favorite childhood place, maybe the home you grew up in, a special spot you traveled to, or where you first fell in love. These days when I pass through the … Continue reading Into the deep blue yonder of past and present
Death, taxes and blossoming cherry trees
When I awoke yesterday I tried to decipher why I was so tired. An April first joke? Gratefully I had the opportunity to spend last weekend at our beloved Illahee with my bestie-for-forever friend, and I had even taken two days of vacation from work. I am fortunate and grateful. Yet as I awakened Friday … Continue reading Death, taxes and blossoming cherry trees
Join Humanity’s Grace book discussion
At my book launch party I mentioned that I had received a request to facilitate a discussion about Humanity's Grace (2022, Bedazzled Ink Publishing). Since then I've chatted with a few of you about the book and thought it would be a lot of fun. It's so interesting for authors to hear what readers think … Continue reading Join Humanity’s Grace book discussion
Time traveling to the secrets of our past: Part 2
It's time to get back to those other stories. You may have read Time traveling to the secrets of our past: Part 1? which was mostly a story about furniture; not a secret. Might it be that some stories are less secretive but merely details that, for one reason or another, were not talked about? … Continue reading Time traveling to the secrets of our past: Part 2
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