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I have never minded getting advice.... more

I knew it was going to rain. I looked up the weather before I headed out, and there was a 94% chance of rain at 7:00. That was precisely the hour I planned to walk home.... more

I’m driving back to my parents’ home from a state park on a beautiful summer day.... more

“You know,” my mother tells me, “It’s not normal to have a tiled bedroom.”... more

The internet has gotten to be a mean place.... more

I am finally moving my clothes back into my closet.... more

“I’m going to take the pontoon out tonight, and you’re invited to join me,” my parents’ neighbor Rod told them.... more

I do a funny thing in the middle of June. I try to celebrate the summer solstice.... more

My space is smaller than usual these days.... more

My husband, Peter, doesn’t believe me, but I didn’t always dress up.... more

Summer arrived suddenly.... more

Reality does not always match up with fantasy.... more

It’s hard to know what I’m waiting for, but I’m waiting for something.... more

You’ve probably heard about the Stanford marshmallow test. A group of young children, about four years old, were told they could have a marshmallow right now or wait and get a second marshmallow. The ... more

This week was spent with the familiar sensation that I have no idea what I am doing.... more

Only after you’ve had a day like yesterday do you really know you married the right person.... more

The note from Marci was in Spanish, so I translated it to make sure I understood.... more

“She was nervous as a cat!” is how the saying goes. I have decided this expression makes no sense. Our cat, Felix, is the least nervous creature I have ever lived with.... more

The bad thing about living in a new place is that I don’t know anyone. The good thing about living in a new place is that I meet new people.... more

After a while, no one wants to look like a tourist.... more

My friend Wally and I have a fractious relationship. This is no secret.... more

I had not planned on a party; that was the trouble.... more

“What is the cat doing?” I asked my husband, Peter.... more

I so rarely get sick that, when I do, I look at my body like it’s some kind of trickster.... more

I saw a photo of an author I admire recently, and she had no hair. I worried she was ill, so I immediately investigated. She was not ill. She had cut off all her hair and had done it for good reasons,... more

Our cat, Felix, has turned into an excellent little traveler.... more

My father and my niece have a wonderful tradition.... more

Yesterday, I got to talk with an old friend.... more