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I am writing this just before Mother’s Day, a time that always makes me think of two things: one is my children, and the other is my own mother. My ...

Many people believe that the writer’s life is an enviable one. In some ways it is. In other ways, it is also a bitch. To be able to set your ...

Today I learned that a friend of mine has died of cancer. He was in his early seventies. Though recently we had fallen out of touch, he was the one ...

It’s cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C., and many visitors will descend upon the city to see the famed annual unfolding of pink and white petals. I live in nearby ...

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, just as Daylight Savings Time kicked in, my delayed flight from Florida finally touched down in Baltimore, which is my home airport. I ...

Our trip over President’s Day weekend to visit my son, daughter-in-law and six-month-old grandson did not begin auspiciously. Before we even arrived in New York, our brand-new dog sitter phoned ...

Sometimes I come upon something special that I would like to share with the people I care about. This week my newsletter is a poem, written by one of my ...

Last week, I went back to California for the first time since we moved to Maryland in September. The Bay Area south of San Francisco remains unchanged: still beautiful with ...