I confess. I have anxiety. Anxiety about the upcoming school year, about COVID and the Delta variant, about the health of my friends and family members, immediate and extended, and about […]
She’s beating her Am-xiety
Her garden is really growing
My column, “Am’s View,” debuted one year ago this month. Even though it has been challenging, I believe that my writing has grown and blossomed since my first article. The opportunity came […]
“Where’s the beef?” Am had it
Remember when you were a teenager and couldn’t wait to get a job? Money, independence, and turning 16 couldn’t come fast enough. As much as I loved volunteering, my nonexistent income wasn’t […]
Finding it took lotsa “paper work”
Day-to-day life through this pandemic has heightened my awareness about a multitude of things. One, in particular, is toilet paper. Strange, I know, but don’t worry, I’m not going to write about […]
In love with a Monster, and more
Throughout my childhood, my family had many pets; primarily cats and dogs with a rabbit or two in the mix. Most were strays, looking for a place to call home, which we […]
And she really did it herself
In my last column, I wrote about a project that I had undertaken this past summer – an attempt to refinish a hutch and a buffet that had been sitting in […]
This old hutch: a second life?
This past summer, in the middle of a heat wave, I decided to start a project that would persuade me to appreciate the process of refinishing furniture. Located along the north wall […]
She’s really a good skate, honest
Recently, while stopped at the light to enter my neighborhood, I saw a family of four take advantage of a warm winter California day as they rode bikes and roller skates. In […]
She’s back and she’s thankful
My whole life, Thanksgiving, has been spent with family, either locally or out of town, but this year, due to the rising COVID infection rates, the stay-at-home orders, and the need to […]
What to do? Too much to do?
The word commitment is an unsettling word for many people; but for me, it defines who I am; dependable and reliable. For as long as I can remember, I have always been the […]
