August 1, 2024

I Thought I Knew

Old Boxes A new writing project drew me to the dusty box of old files in the basement. I avoided it for a very long time, but now, I’m ready. The untouched boxes from our last (and incredibly difficult) move spoke to me and told me it was time to […]
May 28, 2024

View From the Back Seat

Together Again The view from the back seat of a car is different from the one behind the wheel. I usually drive alone, and on long drives, my hands are on the steering wheel with my focus on the road ahead. This trip was different, and it wasn’t all bad. […]
October 13, 2023

Fall Colors

Familiar Seasons 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… How can there be so many fall shades of yellow? I took in the exquisite fall colors surrounding me, as I sat at an interstate rest stop on the border of Minnesota. Only yesterday, I was home, further south where the trees were […]
October 11, 2022

Bandwidth and Scarcity

My 20-year-old Toyota Highlander has remarkable amenities that include an FM/AM radio, CD player AND a cassette player. One evening as I was rummaging through my purse my 4-year-old grandson spotted a cassette tape that I’d stuck in my purse to listen to on my hours long drive to his […]