From the Mountains above the Applegate River

1.    Key-shaped Garda Lake, lying under Italy’s Dolomite Mountains, is the largest and some say the cleanest lake in Italy. I wanted to ...

    The enchantment of Aida began long before the performance itself. When Lasse and I arrived in Verona and walked to our hotel (Arena B...

    How much money do you think is reasonable to spend on one dress? I sew, I shop Goodwills, I don’t buy expensive clothes. But I do like ...

    I love to hike, and I know the Applegate trails well, but I don’t like the organizing or the responsibility of leading hikes. Nonethele...

"Square up to the base. Put the bat over your shoulder. Keep your eye on the ball. YES! It's a hit! Run, Jayleen!" With everyo...

    After dinner on warm summer evenings when I was a child in Georgia, the family would scatter to their various activities. My mother wo...

One day as I was dusting the windowsill in my bedroom that a devil's ivy plant sits on, I saw a little turd, slightly bigger than ...