Sassafras Mama

For obvious reasons, this offering at the toy store had my name all over it.

On Tuesday, our ship sailed into Skagway, Alaska, the gateway to the Yukon and Klondike gold territory.  In the late 19th century, prospecto...

Last week, I outlined the first half of a set of ideas to improve education in the United States.  Today, I'm wrapping up those thought...

Perhaps eager to reprise last summer's water slide incident , my nephew C seemed particularly anxious to see me on the zip line in Alask...

Largely due to the fact that I am my father's daughter, I arrived at the airport at 6 am for my 9 am flight last week.  As it turned out...

The supply list in the bathroom at the Marriot Hotel in Seattle:   quince lotion; barley body wash; quinoa shampoo; amaranth conditioner. ...

Our hotel retain its old stairwell and the boys seem to endlessly believe that walking up the stairs qualifies as "fun."

The cousins arrived yesterday and that meant triple the fun.  We headed off for a baseball game at Safeco Field.  The day was beautiful even...

We're in Seattle for a few days before we board the boat to Alaska.  The city was amazingly glorious on our first day.  We arrived at no...

I can never say no to a plant and for this reason I am what you might call a promiscuous gardener.  Happily, I often end up with amazing pla...