FEBRUARY PERKS
Looks like we are 1/4 of the way through this pivotal month, with twilights stretching out and a warm breeze now and then. The Finnish …
I’M DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN
Years ago, someone wrote a book with the above title. I never read it and have no idea what it was about. But the phrase …
THE POWER OF WORDS
Dashing into the store for a bottle of canola oil (just had to grab it for a favorite cookie recipe) I was stopped in my …
SURVIVING JANUARY
As of today, we are halfway through this interminable month. Is it really true that January has only 31 days? The holidays blurred by, a …
VIRGINIA SNOWSTORM
“We hardly ever get much snow down here”, they told us. Well, look out the window! Will we be blamed for bringing it with us …
VIRGINIA SNOWSTORM
“We hardly ever get much snow down here”, they told us. Well, look out the window! Will we be blamed for bringing it with us …
LOOK FOR THE GIFTS
It takes me a minute to recognize her. Every trace of her bright blonde hair has been robbed by the chemo. Still, the smile is …
DRUG STORE CHRISTMAS
It was Christmas Eve and I was crying. Hard. The u.s. Navy had moved us thousands of.miles away from our families to the tip of …