This has been the funnest writing exercise I’ve done to date. I dare you to give it a go. You’ll be laughing at the difference a day makes. Here’s my week… Monday          I am the little old lady at the pool who drags her ill fitting flip flops across the wet tile before slipping into the cold chlorinated water for my morning swim. I know I’ll feel better after I force myself to do something that I’d rather not...

We are having a bit of cold front pass through the Pacific Northwest right now. Temperatures dipping into the teens. Lakes and ponds are freezing up. “Girls,” I said, “Stay off the lake if it ices over. Remember Elsie in Whisper!” “A…Mom?”  The real Halle replied, referring to the image I texted her earlier.  “Nice picture you sent us this morning.” I laughed. “Yes Hal,”  I...

Verbing Nouns What? I know, a noun is a person, place, or thing, but have you ever turned a formal noun, like a name, into a verb? I have, and I think others around me do too. Think about it. If you are a verb you become an action, not just a thing. Growing up our family had dear friends who lived in the houseboat next to ours. The wife, Cork, tended to find parking in our shared garage slightly challenging, in fact the building and the...