My family moved to Cannon Beach when I was about to turn 14.  My mom was re-marrying and we were starting a new life here on the Oregon Coast.  The day we arrived was one of those misty silver June…

In my opinion one of the best side benefits of having children is that you get to read your favorite children’s books again (and again). Then there are the really good new ones that weren’t published when you were a…

Babies smell good. Their sweet milky breath gets me every time. I can’t help myself. When I see a baby wrapped up in a lot of blankets or reclining on a car seat carrier, I’ll find myself undoing straps and…