Chicano Park is located in Logan Heights, San Diego’s oldest Mexican-American neighborhood, nestled under the Coronado Bridge pillars. The park is the heart of Barrio Logan and home to the largest concentration of Chicano murals in the world. The paintings …
Who me? Write a blog? You must be jesting. Watch out for flying pigs and a cold front down below. Because against type, I’m launching a site…and writing a blog.
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- January 26, 2026
Every Christmas, I download a bunch of cozy mysteries onto my Kindle. I also check out audiobooks from the library via the Libby app. I fully expect to read them all, but my expectations are rarely realized. I’m not sure …
- January 19, 2026
Many families have some holiday traditions. A few of our regular routines have morphed into family traditions. I hadn’t set out to establish specific annual traditions. They just seemed to spring to life over the course of time. Each year, …
- January 12, 2026
The arrival of a new grandchild is always a momentous event. We had an even split of five grandsons and five granddaughters before the new little one arrived and broke the tie. When we decided to have four children, we …
- January 5, 2026
A fond farewell to 2025 and a warm welcome to 2026. The holidays whizzed by in a whirl of activity. Months of preparation. Weeks of holiday parties and festive events. Days of fun family gatherings. Then, poof! It’s over. I’m …
- December 29, 2025
The New Year is fast approaching. It’s traditionally a time to establish resolutions for improvement. Mine often revolve around eating healthier and exercising more. This year, I decided to add a writing resolution. We all have our own dreams and …
- December 22, 2025
My parents got married on December 17, 1955. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of married couples reach their 70th anniversary. In other words, only one …
- December 15, 2025
When we returned from Boston, we brought our grandchildren back to San Diego with us…two active children on a six hour flight. The youngest turned two last month and his older sister turned four last week. We juggled three carry-on …
- December 8, 2025
While we were in Boston last month, my husband and I embarked on a side trip to Portland, Maine. The roads were lined with bright colorful trees, clinging to the last vestiges of their fall foliage. As we drove up …
- December 1, 2025
Kill Your Darlings—a creepy phrase that is oft repeated in the literary world. Initially, I thought it was advice regarding which characters a writer should knock off in a mystery book. Later, I discovered that it wasn’t advice regarding whom …
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