Sometimes musical terms don't mean what you think they mean. Sometimes people make up their own definitions. Sometimes people post such...

This is a list of emotions with corresponding instruments.

Ever wonder where the phrase "butterflies in my stomach" comes from or exactly to what it refers? I recently gave one of my characters...

Traditions such as college homecomings involve patterns

I love fall. All the colors. All the decorations. All the smells. Pumpkin, cinnamon, apple. I love them all. I don't like pumpkin pie to...

I've just spent the past month editing an almost 300 page novel. At times, English confuses me with all the grammar, spelling,...

Cats need help when they can't open doors.

Here is the story about our other new cat. If you read "My Goofy Cat" post, we had to wait awhile before Una was available to come home...

There is nothing fun about being short. You can't reach things!

Have you ever had something that you want to do, but just can't? Snorkeling has been like that for me. I've tried snorkeling with my...

So, I have cats. We were down to one, but Tucker, a two-year-old Tuxedo, was very lonely when our other cat died. He was desperate for...

It's been awhile since I've written a blog. I've been busy. And maybe a little sad that I've been too busy to write a blog post....

Teenagers have enough on their plates now-a-days with social distancing, lockdown measures, and online school without adding cancel...

I haven't been writing much in the past few months because of COVID. I'm not sick or anything. Just my focus has changed. I've been...

Thanks to Covid-19 and remote learning, Zoom band is now a thing. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? That all depends on your perspective....

With restricted social gatherings and banned live entertainment, what is the reality for performing arts in this COVID-19 world? Limited....

I had to take my cat, Sally, to the vet for her annual shots and check up. She is nineteen years old. That's old for a cat. Our vet is...

In our new normal, the health of other people is put first and the individual is getting lost. I want you to know that YOU matter. Your...

I know many people are out of work and must stay home. In Washington state, we have a stay-at-home directive from our governor. Except...

Maybe I should title this "How not to go crazy with COVID." Well, I'm in the "epicenter" of the virus per the local Washington state...