Photo:tripadvisor.com A good Sunday to you all. Yes, it's Sunday. Yes, as rare as I write and post them, today you're getting a sermon. I...

That was the question spat at me one winter day a couple of years ago. I was speaking with someone closely acquainted with my career...

T'was the night before 57 And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse. The Advil was hung on the counter with ...

In case you've been on a six month long meditative retreat somewhere without Wifi, or you've been locked in a cave, or you've been at sea...

I barely knew her, Mrs. Winifred H. But she was special to our family and she taught me a lot without ever knowing that she had any influ...

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Author's mother's photo. Years ago, my brother-let's call him Mr. Clean- and I worked at the most beautiful camp in the history of camps,...

This may be my last post of the decade, which sounds dramatic, but the decade ends in 16 days...so yeah. So, the title. Dealing With Reje...

(Narrator's voice over...we now return to Jennifer's efforts to turn a piece of poorly maintained furniture into a thing of beauty...) To...

Two weeks and one day ago, on a stunning, sunny Sunday, I was outside, wrestling an antique oak hutch, and having a blast with my sander,...

Sometimes, when life gets busy, I don't feel like writing a deep and meaningful blogpost. In those moments, and hours, mostly I just want...

Anyone who's been reading here for any length of time knows a few things... 1) I use 19 point Enriqueta font. 2) I love the Southwest. 3I...

Lessons over 6 years.

Happy September!! I hope you all had a great summer. Unless you're a Southern Hemisphere person, then your summer is on its way! We had a...

This post has nothing to do with my work, and then quite a bit to do with my work. So, here we go... The other day I was scrolling throug...

Okay, so, fun story...after Thelma and I left White Sands and headed toward El Morro, there was a long, glorious stretch of road across t...

So, I'm back after a FABULOUS three week adventure Out West. Yes, I missed my husband and kids...there, we got that disclaimer out of the...

Wix stock photo No, I haven't signed with a new agent. No, my Navajo books haven't sold. No, my contemporaries haven't sold. No, my World...

In the wake of the whole US college admissions scandal, which has been observed anywhere on the scale between "Meh, whatever" to "kids, i...

Author photo-New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Fort Sumner, NM In case you've been living under a rock in a cave in the tundra with no WiFi a...