It’s good to be Queen

My cat’s full name is Queen Isabella, but her friends don’t call her that. Her friends all call her Izzy. It’s me they call the Queen, and I choose to believe they mean it in the nicest possible way… During my teaching career, it was not uncommon for my students to...

Mashed Potatoes

Lumpy or smooth? Be careful how you answer that— I’m suggesting there are deep, meaningful clues to your personality and character quirks indicated by how you respond. I think of it this way: Lumpy indicates a willingness to view life’s obstacles as interesting...

Twinkling three lights

It’s a good thing I’m not allergic to humble pie, cause I got served up an extra big helping of it last week. In the very first sentence of my story entitled “A Divine Christmas Tradition,” which was included in the “Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Gift of Christmas”...

Holiday Bazaar Time

I love a good, old-fashioned, holiday bazaar and bake sale, and the Peninsula Church Center in Seaview, WA, is hosting one this weekend, November 5 and 6, from 10-4 p.m. And in the tradition of holiday bazaars everywhere, there will be an eclectic mix of pottery,...

Patty and the President

In August, I took a picture of Barrack Obama, up close and personal, during my visit to Victoria, British Columbia. Well, okay, it wasn’t actually the living, breathing guy, but it was a really, really, REALLY good likeness of him standing in the Royal Wax Museum. I...
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