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My friend Arlene called one day to let me know that her 18-year-old daughter was moving out of the...

Ever since I grew up enough to be aware that the American ideal and the American reality are two dis...

First Fridays are back! Now that downtown has reopened we are once again able to offer our First Fri...

For some reason, mothers and Mother's Day seems to be a much bigger deal than fathers and Father's...

I know that the official start of summer isn't for a couple of weeks yet (that is, June 21), but...

Memorial Day is coming up and for many of us, the three-day Memorial Day weekend signals the...

We are pleased to announce that we will once again be able to offer classes and community events at...

Mother's Day last year was difficult for many because of the pandemic and not being able to be with...

Back in the day, my folks loved to take us kids for a drive on Sunday afternoons, after church, and...

The Coronavirus stole my January as I was home sick for a couple of weeks, then in Tehachapi...

In early January I was fighting what I thought was a head cold. Sniffles and stuffiness. Then it...

I'm happy to tell you I'm all moved into my new place (although I'm far from being all unpacked),...

Here's another one of those sweet stories that has been sent to me via the wonderfully prolific...

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I've written about how it also took a village to...

Usually this time of year I like to write about how I love October, the month of Halloween,...

Right off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone who hasn't been affected by some kind of...

The sky was blue, the smoke cleared for awhile, the sun was shining but there was a light breeze...

Here's another one of those wonderful little tales that makes its way through the universe by...

With a nod to the old joke about illegal voting, I say to you in all seriousness: "Vote early and vo...

I love sports. I played them all through childhood (and yes, I was the only girl who played...

From time to time people send me things via email, most of which have no author credited. Some make...

Going through a box of old papers, I found this poem that my mother had cut out from some...

As a kid I loved the Fourth of July, even though I didn't really understand what it was all about....

Dads sometimes seem like the forgotten parent, but believe me they are not. Here are some quotes on...

I'm currently in the middle of packing and purging, and sorting and tossing, and consequently I...