The Agony and the Ecstasy

I didn’t sleep well last night—for the second night in a row—and got up “late,” just as daylight was beginning … Continue reading The Agony and the Ecstasy

MeMoRy MoNdAy

I thought maybe I would resurrect Memory Monday. Or maybe it will just be this one. I do need to … Continue reading MeMoRy MoNdAy

Yesterday, as I approached the end of excerpting my father’s 600 letters from WWII—the last of the siblings to return … Continue reading Warbegone: Progress Update

I’m immersed in the past living in this house, even as I continue to update it. I’ve moved more stuff … Continue reading Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains

I’m spending Christmas at a friend’s wee place on the edge of Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula. The Olympics … Continue reading The First Christmas without My Mother

She’s been gone six months and eleven days. It seems like forever. It feels like she was never here, that … Continue reading All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother

My sister Rebecca and I attended the open house for the newly renovated Weyerhaeuser Research Center building today, where our … Continue reading Weyerhaeuser: It’s a Family Thing

“Do you ever just miss her so much?” my sister asked earlier this week. Surprisingly I do. Then I come … Continue reading Daughter Off Duty: Finding Mama

It was one of those mornings when you’re just glad to be alive: cool and fragrant, birds singing, flicker pecking, … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm