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Here’s a Christmas story that helps me remember the power of a mother’s love. I’m sharing it as my gift to the Universe with my…

Sometimes holiday get togethers can be a bit sticky. Siblings and children arrive from far corners. Logs burn. Alcohol soothes. A lethargic atmosphere loosens the tongue…

I’m starting to notice a pattern with the reviews I’m posting on Amazon and Goodreads. It used to be easy. I had no problem explaining…

One woman’s campaign to keep it all together. Last night my husband and I attended the Vine Street lighting ceremony in Paso Robles. We strolled hand-in-hand down…

Four  months have passed since I took flight from my comfortable old zip code in California. It’s starting to sink in that I was pretty hard…

This is an excerpt from Branches on the Conejo: Leaving the Soil After Five Generations, my memoir celebrating life in (then) the rural Southern California community…