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Heading towards a long overdue mammogram last week, I decided it was time to complete and TURN IN the ten-page Advance Directive that had been sitting in my OutBox for years. “Turn in” being the operative phrase here, … Read More
It’s an honorable role, grandmother. That’s how I see it. And this week, for the second time this summer, the role of grandma — Gramma Janet, to be specific — is one I adopt with gusto. My older son Dave, … Read More
Politics, religion, and sex. Aren’t those the three we were taught never to speak of in polite company? I was reminded of this recently in an online workshop I took on using Facebook. “YOU POST TOO MUCH ABOUT POLITICS!” They … Read More
My dad would have been 90 today, had he lived. The trouble is, I have few memories of my dad who died 61 years ago. The photo above is as surprising to me as it is to you. How warm … Read More
This is the story of how I got a new baby brother, 50 years late. Ever meet someone and immediately you know you’ve made a connection? There’s chemistry, some say. Others claim it’s finding something in common that binds you. … Read More
Alpha Mom thought it best if I pop this one out as this week is a really full one for her. Here’s a sampling (and I’m not even including all the papers she keeps sending to the printer): She’s got … Read More
Today is our tenth anniversary. No, not our wedding anniversary. On that Woody and I are closing in on 18 years this October. Today, July 19, we’re celebrating ten years in our little stone house here in Vermont’s Green Mountains. … Read More
This week’s guest will be a familiar name for those who have read my book, At Home on the Kazakh Steppe. Gulzhahan Tazhitova was my counterpart while I was a Peace Corps volunteer and was instrumental in my success … Read More
We continue our series, Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes with our guest Isabelle Winkler whom I met on the Women Writers Women’s Books FB group a few months ago, when this series was taking shape. She and I have … Read More