Through the Years ....

It’s a strange cycle, all those years spent slowly acquiring ‘things’ only to reach this age and wish to be shed of most of them.  I’m re...

I know, I know..my mom says it too, she doesn’t have favorites, she loves us all the same.   Actually, I have come to recognize that I don’t...

Reassuring article,  New York Times; Aging’s Misunderstood Virtues   explains that as we age our so do our tastes, preferences and what inte...

For the sake of keeping a record, posting the images of grave sites in Missoula, MT of my maternal grandparents:   Paul K. Flint    ...

Well here it is, upon us all.   My husband and I had already decided to self quarantine 2 1/2 weeks earlier, as I had cold/flu already for t...

Statement from VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki WASHINGTON - As Secretary of Veterans Affairs, I accepted the solemn responsibility to uphold ...

(photo of our home is among the featured illustrations in ' Back Roads of Washington ', 1992, drawn by illustrator, Earl Thollander)...

Taking inventory, it looks like I had some fun over the years creatively building and playing with blogs. I have 17 blogs that I have creat...

Son-in-law already has his orders for deployment to Afghanistan. He is home with his family for now - his year 'dwell time' at home...

Kudos to the Congressman and his staff for hosting a successfully civil discourse Town Hall meeting last night in Ilwaco, in Pacific County,...

Did you watch Bill Moyers on Bill Maher this past Friday? It is worth watching. Bill Moyers is well … Bill Moyers and he says it best. ...

KoKo Head in Hawaii, photos taken by daughter when stationed in Hawaii, 2006.   She did her kitchen in Coffee motif, using  Espress...

Our weekend;   The Story.  I have a peridontist appointment about every three months, in a town about 2 + hours from where we live.  So we h...