Opinion
Time to get a move on | Ann Oxrieder
I need to find my inner Energizer bunny soon. I just read “Move a Little, Lose a Lot,”…
Opinion
50th reunion a time to look back | Ann Oxrieder
I don’t mind telling people that I’m helping plan my 2014 high school reunion. It’s only when I…
Opinion
Vacationing under the seas | Ann Oxrieder
You wouldn’t expect someone who’s retired to need a vacation, but when my writing instructor at the University…
Opinion
Care for the caregivers | Ann Oxrieder
For six years my mother suffered from Alzheimer’s and needed full-time care. She received this care in a…
Opinion
How to be a smart cookie about food | Ann Oxrieder
If you’re like most people, now that January is coming to an end, so is your commitment to…
Opinion
Going to the birds
In Alfred Hitchcock’s tale, a few seagulls dropped by a neighborhood in Bodega Bay, Calif., for no apparent…
Opinion
Getting in touch with a ukulele – and my lame side | Ann Oxrieder
In my youth I thought the ukulele, as well as the songs played on it, were among the…
Opinion
Learning on the go | Ann Oxrieder
How much can we learn about the culture of a country when we spend one night here, two…
Opinion
A taste of Spain and Morocco means wine | Ann Oxrieder
We’re home from two and a half weeks on a Rick Steves’ “Europe Through The Back Door” tour.…
News
Finally, a year of tomatoes | Ann Oxrieder
My cup, or rather, my Tupperware container, runneth over with tomatoes, bite-sized beauties that sing with summer sweetness.…
News
Quilts a link to family history | Ann Oxrieder
You can see the shapes of Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian and the colors of Franz Marc in…
Opinion
History teaches us through stories | Ann Oxrieder
Why learn more about history, especially local history? I’ve been hounding Jane Morton, education coordinator for the Eastside…
Life
The dream of a mess-free life | Ann Oxrieder
Clutter is a killer. Do an online search for "house clutter stress" and you'll find more information than…
Opinion
Summer goals too ambitious | Ann Oxrieder
I’m still laughing at friends’ reactions to a piece I wrote reciting all the things I planned to…
Opinion
To pack right, unpack first | Ann Oxrieder
A few weeks ago my husband and I attended a seminar to learn how to pack a suitcase.…
Opinion
The old, the new and the memories
“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” Good advice from the…
News
Listing to the sounds – of silence | Ann Oxrieder
Snowfalls, like the one we had recently, provide the rare experience of a quiet world.
Opinion
‘Tis the season to get rid of the ‘shoulds’ | Ann Oxrieder
December is the best month to practice lowering expectations, because this is the time we all hope to…
Opinion
A ‘novel’ way to become a writer | Ann Oxrieder
“NaNoWriMo” is taking over my life. I'm trying to write a 50,000-word (or longer) novel between Nov. 1…