Three Generations of Dogs and Babies

When I was born, my parents owned a dog named Punky. I’ve seen pictures of Punky in the past, but I don’t think I have any photos of her at this point. Punky had a short life in their household. My parents got her sometime after their honeymoon, then I […]

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Farewell, Bald Cypress Tree

I’ve written before about my husband’s bald cypress tree. We had it chopped down last week, at our neighbor’s request. If it had been my doing, it would have been chopped down many years ago. In my earlier post, I explained the bald cypress’s messiness and the inconvenience of raking […]

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Langley on the Loose

My mother and her mother both became grandmothers at age forty-eight. My father’s mother was even younger when her first grandchild was born. Here I am, closing in on sixty, and I don’t see any prospects for grandchildren any time soon. But I do have a granddog. A year ago, […]

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Cannon Beach, Oregon: Then and Now

I was fortunate to spend several days at Cannon Beach, Oregon, in late July. We stayed at a resort just north of Haystack Rock, right on the beach, and the weather was perfect—mid-70s, and lots of sunshine. I can’t say I got my fill of walks on the beach (see […]

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