What if the idea isn't there, and the words won't come? The poet William Stafford had a solution to writer's block: "I just...

—Image by spicer.com "You begin to wonder . . . do your friends go home after a party and tell stories about you ? I hope so . . ....

Father and Sons, 1984 This week I'm on the road with some grandkids. Just in case you're planning something similar, I have some fu...

The inspiration on Oma's wall. I'm a Travelin'Oma this week. I always take a few Oma activities to make memories with the Grands...

We're off on an adventure this week. Need help traveling light on your next trip? Here's my blog on Packing . See you soon!

The eleventh volume of my Oma Storybook Collection is now in the hands of my readers. My little granddaughters acted out a story from my chi...

"Nobody trusts a young historian." The door opened and I heard the jingle of Dee's keys as he put them on the table. Then I h...

Chloë and Jess, 2008 If you ask most people what they've always wanted to do, they haven't done it. Have you? When I was twelve a te...

Art from Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman "You need a good talking to!" Well, that was the goal. What my kids often got instead w...

M & M, 1987 Like childbirth, the painful parts of motherhood seem a little vague in my 60-year-old memory. Now it's the miracle of t...

Grampa's Birthday, 1985 It was still dark when I heard someone outside jiggling the door. It was 1972, our trailer was over-stuffed wi...

Spectators at the Parade by Norman Rockwell "I want a little piece of peace." People go lots of places in search of peace: a moun...

"Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television." —David Letterman Little kids have bedtime stories and lull...

"Shh-h-h! Don't tell Oma. She's getting a new ride for Mother's Day." It's been 27 years since I've been on a...

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