Scraps of paper and Post-it notes, cartoons and printed images, and jokes and quotations are strewn about my office, not to mention in notes files on my phone and saved to random files on my laptop. …

“If you hadn’t been you, where would I be?”- Dolly Parton As we learned or were reminded by the numerous social media posts, many news articles, and frequent TV news pieces, Dolly Parton …

In this modern time of multiple truths and trusting your gut, it seems more and more acceptable for folks, even those in positions of power or authority, to play a little fast and loose with the …

Lately, I have been looking for the good – the good moments that can keep us going in difficult times.   Some of these moments are small, tiny expressions of kindness or …

Every Fourth of July, the holiday is the same . Founder and future president John Adams said it would be “the most memorable epoch in the history of America … celebrated by succeeding generations …

One of my all-time favorite books is being adapted for the big screen. Well, on Amazon, so I guess it depends on how large your screen is at home. Eva Longoria is producing a series from the novel …

“Shame must change sides.”– Gisèle Pelicot As we just marked International Women’s Day, it feels like this has been a rough few weeks, or months (or more) for women. The Epstein …

Rabbits have been a major point of discussion over the last several weeks. Well, perhaps just one bunny in particular. Every news story and media post leading up to the Super Bowl mentioned the …

Holiday cheer and décor grace nearly every shop window and shelf this time of year in Mukilteo and Edmonds: evergreen wreaths, red bows, beloved cartoon characters, and if you are lucky, some …

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Sometimes the wisest of words are spoken over produce. During a recent farmers market visit, I took several minutes to choose among several lovely heads of lettuce – not because I was searching …

“The happy couple that recognizes each other in love defies the universe and time; it is sufficient in itself, it realizes the absolute.” –Simone De Beauvoir “And …

“Where is the life that I recognize? Gone away …” - Duran Duran Shift. Transform. Adjust. Change comes at us constantly, and each time we shift, transform, or …

“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” – Pablo Casals Growing up, I always remembered seeing books about and albums by Pablo Casals. He was a …

“This dance is for you. This dance is for us. This dance is for everyone.” When we dance, we celebrate. When we dance, we share memories. When we dance, we feel loved. …

“We must adjust to changing times and still hold on to unchanging principles.” – Jimmy Carter The first presidential election I remember as a child was the race between …

"Why level downward to our dullest perception always, and praise that as common sense?" – Henry David Thoreau Each year, the Oxford University Press chooses a word of the year. A word that …

“ The mass of the rich and poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else. The average millionaire is the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.” – George Orwell …

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Edmonds author Kobi Yamada wrote a series of children’s books whose …

There has been much in the news this year about scary cats (or scary cat ladies, to be more specific), but with October upon us, it is time to celebrate why we like to be scared this time of year. …