The Flowers of Winter

A week ago I thought I'd be planting primroses soon. Mother Nature once again fooled us. The cold temperatures and late winter snow made be thank…

The Recipes I Never Touch

I wrote this piece in 2006 while working on memoir pieces revolving around food. It bears posting again. There are certain things that are sacred. You…

Extreme Home Office Makeover

After Christmas I got the declutter, organization, redo bug. I knew I wanted to change how my home office was orgainzed. Thanks to Pinterest I began …

Have a Heart

Happy Valentine's Day!

Relative: Grandma West

I wrote this poem a few years ago as I remembered the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of Grandma West's house in Orofino, Idaho. The Table in t…

My Leap into Photography

I have been doing that dreaded task of sorting digital photos on the computer. When the project begins I always ask myself why I didn't label bet…

My Leap into Photography

I have been doing that dreaded task of sorting digital photos on the computer. When the project begins I always ask myself why I didn't label bet…

Relatives : "A Letter From Home"

 A Letter From Home She sends me news of blue jays, frost, Of stars and now the harvest moon That rides above the stricken hills. Lightly, she speaks…

Relatives: "The Kittens"

Even though Grayson and Junebug aren't kittens anymore we often call them that because they are still the youngest of the group. By observing the…

Relatives: "He is My Cousin"

I teach in a community that has families that have lived there for many generations. We are a small school so I could have between 12 and 20 kids in …

February NaBloPoMo: Relatives, But Not Too Many In Kellogg

The theme for NaBloPoMo this month is relative. I didn't make all my posts in Janurary. The internet went down for two days which got me off, the…