I haven’t come out of my writing cave a whole lot lately. What I AM coming out for is the Women’s March this weekend. My best friend and I took a road trip to Washington D.C.. Tomorrow, on January 21, 2017, we’ll join hundreds of thousands of people there, and more across the world, to say that we don’t agree with the current direction our country is heading. You can call it a protest against Trump if you want but it’s about a lot more than just him. It’s a message to everyon

The tension is beginning to ease in Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting of Michael Brown.  But because of the events that took place there I’ve been thinking a lot about race.  It’s a complicated, tricky subject that can be very divisive.  I can’t even begin to scratch the surface of something so complex.  But it is something very personal to me. When my husband and I bought our house it was because we loved the hardwood floors and trim, the original windows, and the fact t