Visions of an American Future
A few nights ago, my son came down with a fever and was very sluggish. Two nights in a row he fell asleep on the couch without dinner, hours before he would normally
Musings and Memoir
Refuge
An Interlude
It's Okay to be a Dilettante
I was 19 or 20, in college, when I showed enough competence to pass an introductory piano class. I was about to turn 40 when I got a keyboard to learn on at
In the Elements
Understatement of the year: It is rainy in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. In the throes of wet season, my husband and I sarcastically say to each other about once a week, “It really
Girl With a Book
I’m naturally a planner, but life gets busy for all of us, and this year I had some shopping to do on the Saturday before Christmas. I waited until I thought mall