One last trip with my mom
Describe your most memorable vacation. My dad passed in April of 2003. For the next year my mom and I … Continue reading One last trip with my mom
Category: This and That
Permanent Press
I wrote this little poem for my parents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1997, and somehow, our own fiftieth is coming up next Saturday. They’ve been gone a long while now. However, I think it’s a sweet ditty that tells who they were and how they were together. Continue reading Permanent Press
Book Report: Another woman behind another man
If you were raised in the West, you’ve likely heard stories of intrepid explorer John C. Frémont in your state … Continue reading Book Report: Another woman behind another man
A book with too much heart?
“Novel”also means new and unexpected. Sadly, this wasn’t. Continue reading A book with too much heart?
Uncharted territory: Good Luck Macbeth’s ‘Men on Boats’ is a revisionist-history play that explores far more than the Grand Canyon
Men in Boats, being produced by Good Luck Macbeth, tells the story of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Grand Canyon expedition, … Continue reading Uncharted territory: Good Luck Macbeth’s ‘Men on Boats’ is a revisionist-history play that explores far more than the Grand Canyon
Monday Mourning
Our leaders can and must do more than offer thoughts and prayers. They must act. An archive of mass shootings … Continue reading Monday Mourning
You can feel good about this one
“There comes a time in every man’s life,” he’d said in the halting ghostly voice his stroke had left him, “when he stops looking forward and starts looking back.” Continue reading You can feel good about this one
Book Report: Surprise! The History of Home Ec is Feminist
…the study of Home Economics started in the 1800s as an acceptable way for young women to pursue the sciences. Continue reading Book Report: Surprise! The History of Home Ec is Feminist
Bad hair decades
I’ve been sorting through and scanning decades of old photos. We will celebrate our 50th anniversary later this year and … Continue reading Bad hair decades
Haiku for a Too-long Winter
Tired of turtlenecks, Mittens, coats, hats, and snow boots. Let me wear flip-flops! Continue reading Haiku for a Too-long Winter
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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