Grandma Camp 2025
How Time Flies It seems only yesterday I was on Amtrak riding home from Santa Fe, New Mexico, but suddenly it was Memorial Day, and then June. For their anniversary this year, my son and his wife wanted to spend some grownup time together in Ojai, so their 8 year old...
Spring Break in New Mexico
Spring Break in New Mexico Some time during the winter I confided to my youngest daughter, who lives in Virginia, that I would like to see New Mexico again in the springtime. In the 70s, the husband of my youth and I had traveled to Las Cruces, in southern New...Good News — and a Great Loss
Good News I received some amazing news last week. After a year of targeted treatment for melanoma, my PET scan came back with the report “No Evidence of Disease.” When I told my friends and family, they wanted to know “What does that mean?” “Are you cancer-free now?”...
StoryWorth as Memoir
StoryWorth Week by Week A year ago, my four adult children gifted me a subscription to StoryWorth, “a service that helps you create a personalized keepsake book with your loved ones’ stories.” Each week for a year I received a prompt in my email feed...
What a Difference a Stand Mixer Makes — Buttermilk Biscuits
Papa’s Stand Mixer I have always been a whisk and wooden spoon baker, but after 30 years of rheumatoid arthritis, my elbow and shoulder joints have been damaged, and I can no longer make pie crust, bread dough, or — the worst, according to my granddaughter...
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