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Tehachapi Treasure Trove, celebrating local art and artists
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is pleased to be able to open again for First Fridays and we look forward...
Kind gestures
First and foremost I want to offer a big thank you to ... well, I don't really actually know whom...
Up in the air
My dad always loved the idea of flying, of being up in the air. As a kid he made paper and wood...
Tehachapi Treasure Trove; celebrating local art and artists
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is happy to announce that First Fridays are back and growing! Downtown has...
Everything is someplace
My friend Arlene called one day to let me know that her 18-year-old daughter was moving out of the...
Thinking about freedom for all
Ever since I grew up enough to be aware that the American ideal and the American reality are two...
Celebrate First Friday at the Treasure Trove
First Fridays are back! Now that downtown has reopened we are once again able to offer our First...
On fathers and fatherhood
For some reason, mothers and Mother's Day seems to be a much bigger deal than fathers and Father's...
Welcome summer!
I know that the official start of summer isn't for a couple of weeks yet (that is, June 21), but tha...
Remembering...
Memorial Day is coming up and for many of us, the three-day Memorial Day weekend signals the...
Classes resume at the Treasure Trove
We are pleased to announce that we will once again be able to offer classes and community events at...
On mothers and motherhood, 2021
Mother's Day last year was difficult for many because of the pandemic and not being able to be with...
A normal Sunday drive, finally
Back in the day, my folks loved to take us kids for a drive on Sunday afternoons, after church, and...
Still surviving COVID
The Coronavirus stole my January as I was home sick for a couple of weeks, then in Tehachapi...
COVID got my January
In early January I was fighting what I thought was a head cold. Sniffles and stuffiness. Then it...
All moved in, ready for the new year
I'm happy to tell you I'm all moved into my new place (although I'm far from being all unpacked),...
No charge
Here's another one of those sweet stories that has been sent to me via the wonderfully prolific...
Chris' crew gets 'er done
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I've written about how it also took a village to...
Dark and scary times
Usually this time of year I like to write about how I love October, the month of Halloween,...
Mammo month
Right off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone who hasn't been affected by some kind of...
Feeling hopeful
The sky was blue, the smoke cleared for awhile, the sun was shining but there was a light breeze...
The Daffodil Principle
Here's another one of those wonderful little tales that makes its way through the universe by...
The most American thing we can do
With a nod to the old joke about illegal voting, I say to you in all seriousness: "Vote early and vo...
Normal sports, not-so-normal sports
I love sports. I played them all through childhood (and yes, I was the only girl who played...
32 strange things to get your mind off politics...
From time to time people send me things via email, most of which have no author credited. Some make...