In my downsizing quest, I've found stacks of old articles I wrote 15 years ago, when I was in the mothering trenches raising young ch...

   The lights went out. Complete darkness engulfed me. I was straddling stacks of plastic bins while looking for my camping gear in...

My first car: a 1961 American Rambler, which I drove when it was 16 years old. It was the antithesis of the muscle cars--Mustangs, Charge...

"Babushka" by Irina Gaiduk Recently while climbing into our dragon boat one warm, summer night, I noticed a teeny-tiny, very o...

In three years of paddling a dragon boat with the Mighty Women, I've reinvented myself--and earned all this bling!   Our blades in...

I have a confession to make: I am a food junkie. I love the smell, sight and especially the taste of food. I am addicted to sugar and part...

Last night, I missed the boat. Has that ever happened to you? After working late, I drove to downtown Portland to paddle a dragon boat wit...