It’s barely mid-August, but the teachers and staff at the middle school where I work are heading back to campus this week. Classes start on Wednesday. Just like the kids, I hate to see summer break end, especially while it’s still…
When it comes to horses, within me dwells a little girl who gets excited at the sight of one, always and every time. There are many folks who feel the same, and others who find it mystifying — what’s so…
Things got bad in NorCal during the past two weeks. Very bad. But in response to all the bad, a number of people — many, many people — did a lot of good things. Very good things. And they’re still…
I had a dinner date on Saturday night, at Tamber Bey Vineyards, a winery in lovely Calistoga. The weather was warm, the scenery and surroundings glorious. My dinner companions greeted my arrival with obvious enthusiasm despite their lack of finesse. Some of them paced back…
Today’s guest post is by writer, editor, and teacher Melanie Bishop (@melbishopwriter). She is hosting a memoir writing retreat in Carmel-by-the-Sea this January. On a foggy morning in September of 1994, a staff member at Hedgebrook drove me and my…