A neighborly day
Our neighbor Salvatore helped me replace our broken gate latch and assemble a carport today. The gate latch has been an ongoing nightmare with constant repairs, leaving us trapped inside […]
Cookies for Mama’s memoir class
Mama returned to her Memoir Writing Class this afternoon after a hiatus, and I got to walk her in and meet everyone! I made my special cherry chocolate chip cookies for […]
Important, timely film
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks shine in this timely film highlighting the importance of freedom of the press. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out. Mama and I […]
Mama’s happy return
Today’s #OneGoodThing was Mama’s happy return to her senior’s memoir writing class, where she shared an adapted version of her last blog post from our trip, as well as a bag of […]
Day 900
Today’s #OneGoodThing is reaching the 900-day milestone of finding and writing about surprising silver linings. I hope this blog project has helped you recognize something good in whatever challenges you face. Day […]
Seeing my writing hero in person
My writing hero was in the Bay Area tonight as part of a lecture series, and I got to go with our longtime friend, Marti! Before seeing Jennifer Weiner, Marti […]
Joy of Writing on Trains
I’ve been fascinated with trains since I was a small child. I love the gentle rolling feeling that stays with you even after you get off the train. The marvelously […]
Finding Direction
I haven’t posted in a while. Life in 2013 has been a bit of a whirlwind. Mama Jude had another of her quarterly MRIs to monitor her rare brain cancer […]
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