One of the things – and maybe the ONLY thing – I love about winter is the permission it gives us to hunker down and do whatever we want to …
Stretching beyond my borders
In four months I will be the age that my mother was when she died. I was 35, and she was 65. While I am convinced that you never completely …
When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight
There are things you take for granted about yourself. Things you just know. Things that don’t change, so they become part of the fabric of who you are.
For example, I …
The early dinner bell
It’s 6 p.m. on a Monday, and my husband dares to muse:
“Oh my. How old ARE we?!”
The exclamation is because, as I said, it’s 6 o’clock on a Monday night, …
Thank you for your service
The young Marine and his wife were seated at one of the best tables in the house at Seattle’s Palisade restaurant. They overlooked Elliott Bay with the impressive Seattle skyline …
Cheering for the right team?
No one who knows me well would consider me a serious sports fan. I certainly never played anything any more competitive than Kick the Can with the Dixie Street gang …
Throw away December calendar
When is Christmas?
The calendar, and Santa, say Christmas Day is Dec. 25. I find sometimes that is simply not true.
Growing up rooted in a small town where my maternal grandparents, …
The Christmas Spirit
I did a pretty good job fighting back the tears until the three pairs of sweat pants – adult, size XL – came across the cash register.
After that, I could …