One week into a new year and I think I’m ready to begin. I have recovered from a very short, extremely busy holiday season and a siege of...

Sadly, my local movie house—The Landmark Theater—is closing January 5. I grew up with a neighborhood theater in walking distance of my...

My list of memorable Christmas gifts is long and oh-so-varied topped by a complete surprise of a new automobile—a station wagon—perfect...

As the holiday approached, I found myself looking back to the past years’ Labor Days and came across something I wrote seven years ago....

"Let's fall in love. For if I loved you, time and again you would hear me say that I want to be loved by you, by you, and nobody else but...

It was romantic. It was bittersweet. It was hectic. It was hilarious. It was heartwarming. It was exhausting. It was lonely. It was...

For those of you who love to read and might also need gifts for friends who like to read, hang on because I’ve got great suggestions! I...

It's been decades since I wrote with a specific request. This year, it's imperative that I beg. I've been good. Santa, please, please...

NO I didn't bake the pies. Didn't snap the green beans. Did NOT tear the sourdough loaf into chunks for the stuffing. Certainly didn't...

I was certain when I handed the roasting pan to my daughter and turned over my father’s pearl-handled carving set to my son a dozen years...

The invitation for the dreaded gift exchange stated unisex and at the bottom in barely perceptible font size, up to $100 limit. Yes, I am...

The season so far has been bittersweet. Joy and sorrow hand in hand as Christmas approaches. A good friend loses her husband. Another...

When the front door of my daughter’s home in Valley Center opened, I froze. The sight of her face—a blackish-purple swollen...

But here comes my Manzanita Christmas tree from the ranch thanks to my next-door son!

From the top shelf in the auto department of Ace Hardware, I pulled a shiny aluminum funnel, the kind for they use at Serrato’s Auto in...

Bookended by Labor Day and the holiday season, Autumn is here. The Turning of the season, although we scarcely notice in Southern...

I look forward to the Fourth of July celebration in my neighborhood at Fern’s impressive sweeping perch where all three of the major San...

Last year's post worth another look. And wanted to share a gift on Valentine's - news of the a upcoming exhibit from The San Diego Museum...

I am an incurable list maker—never more in my sweet spot than at the beginning of the New Year when it’s time to write resolutions....