I’ve been scanned, poked, pommeled, snipped and freeze dried. I am feeling as if my body should be eligible for a recall. I am paralyzed (not literally!) and getting nothing done. I had my annual check-up earlier this month which has led to further appointments. I had an osteoporosis scan on Tuesday morning. Then, in [...]

She was just a mom from California who lost a son in Iraq. She dared to ask the president to answer a simple question, “For what noble cause did my son die?” She endured the taunts, condemnation and name calling of the right wing establishment and media. She camped out in a ditch in Crawford, [...]

When I was in school, today was known as Decoration Day. I was in the band and we marched to every cemetery in the area and played patriotic songs. A trumpet would play taps and then I would steel myself for the gun salute. Each time I would vow not to jump out of my [...]

…as Sonji would say! We arrived in Eugene late in the afternoon, having stopped at the Woodburn outlets so that Mr C could get some new casual duds. Kristin’s mom picked us up at the motel to attend the opening of Sonji’s show at the Maude Kerns Art Center, titled Geometrics. Here is the delightful [...]

Today was a beautiful day in Portland. Terry, June and I had an art date. We went to the Interstate Firehouse Community Center to check out the Columbia Stitchery Guild Show. Terry and I both had two pieces in the show. It was hung very nicely, but the lighting was atrocious. June explained that the [...]