Traveling Solo

 When I came home from my morning coke run, I knew Elena was on her way.  I was looking for Will's truck, and I saw a jeep in the drivew...

 This is my last night with my girl!  It's been delightful!   On school days we get up early and I take Elena to school, then pick her u...

 My country girl has never lived in a neighborhood, so she's having a great teenaged time--especially since she has three friends from h...

 Elena and two of her three dogs are staying with me for six whole days--and it's already wonderful!  Conway (Twitty) is a blind and art...

Today I made the most challenging book yet--a deceptively simple-looking binding called the buttonhole stitch.  When Jan came over before we...

 If you're like me, one of your least favorite and most infuriating things to do is to make a tech support call: thirty minutes to get a...

Being home feels good--except that we're still in triple-digits in the afternoons.  Carlene's 100th birthday was exactly what she wa...

Freda recently reminded me that I once said, "Please remind me if I forget--never take a road trip in August!"  I was glad I asked...

The Moth is one of my favorite programs on NPR, featuring storytellers from all over. Their website and podcasts contain all their past epis...

I'm not exactly apologizing for yesterday's angry post (already deleted), just saying that angry posts should be tamped down just a ...