PinnedThe Price We Pay for Not Paying for NewsIt’s interesting how many businesses and products have disappeared during my lifetime.May 20, 20211May 20, 20211
The Places Where It Seems No One Could Live“Do you think someone actually lives there?” Don asked as we passed a large old house with a partially collapsed roof — and collapsed in a…Mar 27Mar 27
My Week-Long Stress TestI should have known the week wouldn’t be normal from the moment that portable heartrate monitor was stuck to my chest.Feb 10Feb 10
A Gift From the HeartWhile searching my inbox for information about a family member, I stumbled across an old email from my brother Kurt from nearly a decade…Dec 14, 20241Dec 14, 20241
Hit or MissYou wouldn’t think a festival could feel like a test, but it did. One we had certainly crammed for.Nov 11, 2024Nov 11, 2024
A Job That Doesn’t Feel Like A JobIt’s taken so many years, but my husband and I finally found something incredible: a job that doesn’t feel like a job.Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Tate’s HellShortly before Covid reached the U.S., Don and I visited Florida’s Gulf Coast. While exploring one day, we saw a sign for a state park…Sep 15, 2024Sep 15, 2024
A Beautiful Heart“It appears, Mr. Patton,” the doctor told my husband, “That you’ve had a heart attack.”Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024
A Bittersweet Farewell to a Foster FriendA few weeks ago, I wrote about Sam, a sweet old dog who was surrendered to our county’s dog warden. The couple who dropped him off said…Aug 10, 2024Aug 10, 2024
