I have one of those insatiably curious writers’ minds. The kind of mind that pushes me to delve into word origins and histories and every aspect of etymology. This, as you might imagine, can be quite distracting. And yes, this has led me down the merry Path of...
Aunt Jo’s been gone a month now. Only a month, and while at times it feels like a hundred years ago, it also feels like yesterday. I’ll bet Aunt Jo single-handedly kept Hallmark in business, as she never missed an occasion to send a card. And on every single one there...
All I wanted was a cup of coffee… But when I pulled up to the sliding glass door at the drive-through coffee stand in Bothell, I was greeted by a young woman wearing nothing more than a purple bikini top and two inches of lavender lace along the top band of her thong....
It was recently pointed out to me that the four “formal dinners” on the European cruise I’m going on next fall require women to wear knee-length cocktail dresses. Are you freakin’ kidding me?? I haven’t worn a dress of any length since… since… Well, it’s been a very...
That’s right, three full months of 2013 are behind us, with only nine more months ahead to create something absolutely fabulous out of our efforts this year. Amazingly enough, all my five of my New Year’s Resolutions remain intact! (And that’s no April Fool’s Joke!)...
