FEATURED COLUMNS
The gift left me speechless. He was adorable, but I had never liked cats.
BY LOUISE R. SMITH | November 14, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.
Brain Trust
The "Keep Your Brain Alive" book encourages you to use each of your senses in new and innovative ways to create new neural pathways
Treadmill and Time
Old age arrived quietly on my still slender frame and non-gray hair. Happened silently, as that huge number on the cardiac form can’t be MY present age!
Dove Moments: Learning from wisdom gained through life experience
My grandparents were excellent role models for contributing to the good of those around us in whatever ways we’re able
Dorothea Nordstrand Remembers School Days in Seattle’s Green Lake Neighborhood in the 1920s
I started school at the old Green Lake Elementary School in 1921
Stress!!
Lately I’ve been feeling stressed out and have really been on edge, maybe I need a little help
dot-dot
“Here’s my penny,” I placed it on the glass counter after selecting one strip of Candy Dots suspended from a metal rack
My Twelve-Year Fling with the Wall Street Journal
The recent hype about the Barbie and Ken movie took me back to my fling with The Wall Street Journal
Is it Age-Appropriate? I Have Thoughts
This week’s Alert is the exciting news that Margaret Larson’s latest column is posted!
Hard Times But Good Times: Dorothea Nordstrand tells of games and friendships in the 1920s
Days weren't long enough to play all the games we invented
Lyla is Moving
“Did you notice that it says she’s moving IN with her daughter?"
Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy
These are Autumn's children, my kind of people
With Apologies to Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose
Light verse is my absolute favorite because it’s just pure fun and it keeps my old brain cooking
Ruminations on Friendship
Friendships were forged by a shared insecurity, craziness, newness, or an unanticipated experience
