No work on my book today (Joy Ride Journeys), but I did work on my first quilt of 2026 (a memory quilt) instead. I thought I could work on both projects, like three hours of writing time and three hours of sewing, but that's not how it turned out on this rainy Saturday in the Mid-Atlantic. Yesterday, I had a wonderful experience going on a lovely lunch date in DC with Robert McCarthy, the son of one of my dear friends, MaryJean (and her husband Bob), from Long Island, New Yor

Today's birthday with twins Bill and Don Tomoff is that "funny" one in today's vernacular: 67. They are both doing their things in different states, but I'm sure they will be on the horn a few times today, laughing and sharing the usual stuff they talk about daily (they are right now as I type this post). For us here, we celebrated a week ago by going to one of our favorite restaurants in WDC, Founding Farmers, for their delicious brunch. The celebrations included Ryan's Bon

Running Into the Past at Bowling Green State University When the invitation went out a couple of months ago for Bowling Green State University’s Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Night, I was all in. Hubby Bill was also interested — a rarity since his blood runs green as an Ohio University Bobcat alum, not orange like a BGSU Falcon! But due to other priorities, Bill couldn’t make the trip, and I, along with several teammates from my era, turned it into a girls’ getaway.

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