From the Mountains above the Applegate River

     Art makes us see things differently. We see a pond with water lilies through Monet's eyes. An empty bar reminds us of Edward Hoppe...

      I have been traveling with Mike on the East Coast, where we have come to meet each other's families. The first stop was at Mike...

      Mike's and my wedding is turning out to be surprisingly traditional, but, after all, why not? It's fun to become a part of th...

      No place in the world could have been more beautiful last week than the northern California coast. The sea was emerald green with a w...

The First Day       My friend Holly, and I had noted with relief that two other people had signed up to ski the hut-to-hut Sisters Backco...

      A diamond, it is said, is a girl's best friend. That's maybe because diamonds are so beautiful but mostly, of course, because...

      I always thought I would get married. That's what girls did when they grew up. I absorbed that truth, through my parents, school,...