Remembering the day the world changed

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Originally published in The Nevada Appeal on September 26, 2001 My Own Battlefields in This New… Continue reading Remembering the day the world changed

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Book Report: Vive la France!

“I cannot throw a decent punch or carry a grown man across a battlefield, but I can wear red lipstick as though my life depended on it. And the truth is, these days, it often does.” Continue reading Book Report: Vive la France!

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Book Report: A story of person and place

Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape Many of us who live in the West, especially California … Continue reading Book Report: A story of person and place

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Finally, the good news and the bad news about cataract surgery

More than two months out, my eyes have settled into the new normal. Continue reading Finally, the good news and the bad news about cataract surgery

Moving on

Two surgeries. Five surprises

Despite all my planning and preparing, a few unexpected things popped up as they popped out my cataracts. Continue reading Two surgeries. Five surprises

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Six things not to worry about before cataract surgery

Nice to see you again. Really. I probably haven’t seen you clearly in close to twenty years. Continue reading Six things not to worry about before cataract surgery

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How Eric Carle helped me keep a promise

I knew first graders expected to learn to read. Furthermore, because they were six, they expected to learn right now! Continue reading How Eric Carle helped me keep a promise

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Book Report: Fierce winds, fiercer women

Wow. Just wow. One of the most powerful books I’ve read. Maybe ever. The women who populate The Four Winds … Continue reading Book Report: Fierce winds, fiercer women

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