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• Cemeteries hold more than deceased

  May 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Several years ago when I was back home in Miami, I stopped by the cemetery where my father is buried. Though I go to Florida reasonably often, I don’t usually …

• Rekindled friendship became fire

  May 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I’ve had an old flame on my mind. On a warm May evening in 1974, I answered a phone call from my ex-fiancé at around 9:30. He had pursued me, …

• Front Porch: The gift every mom wishes for

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. As always my husband and sons pampered me with a sumptuous breakfast and thoughtful presents. But the gift I want most can’t be …

• Soccer mom strives to keep perspective

  May 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I’m a soccer mom. This title, just one of many mom titles I wear, used to conjure images of a cheerful mother giving a high-five and a snack to her …

• Front Porch: Angel freely gives kidney to her cousin

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Most angels come with beautiful wings. Some come with beautiful kidneys. I know one of those angels. Her name is Kay Mohr, my friend, and she just gave one of … 1

• Front Porch: Who knew ox lips could taste so good?

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 With barbecue and picnic season just around the corner, I decided it’s time to conquer my pathological fear of tubular meat. That’s right. I’m giving hot dogs another chance. At …

• Front Porch: We should be smarter than our phones

  April 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I don’t text. I don’t tweet. I don’t Facebook. I’ve heard of but don’t have any idea what Angry Birds really is. And I’m fine with it that way. Moreover, …

• Front Porch: Loss teaches us to love, appreciate

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 He missed my oldest son’s first day of kindergarten and his high school graduation. He never saw my second son kick a game-winning point after touchdown. 1

• Front Porch: Cherished chair born of frugality

  April 14, 2012 in Washington Voices Some call it frugal. Some call it penny-pinching. Others call it cheap. My family calls it responsible. Whatever you call it, living by a budget is the new black, the …

• Cherished chair born of frugality

  April 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Some call it frugal. Some call it penny-pinching. Others call it cheap. My family calls it responsible. Whatever you call it, living by a budget is the new black, the …

• Front Porch: Rain reliably gives beauty, memories

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 As I look out the window on a rainy day late in March, I spy a man building an ark on my front lawn. OK, maybe I’m exaggerating about the …

• Connection, duty come with stardom

  April 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Stars mystify me. Oh, not the wondrous bright bling twinkling in the night sky but the ones of entertainment variety. The stars that cause us to laugh at their comedy …

• Front Porch: Gunslinging girls’ night out a blast

  April 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 I have a confession to make. I’m a girl. A girly-girl. I don’t like playing team sports, sweating, getting dirt on my hands or fishing. Well, I’ve never actually gone … 1

• Front Porch: OK, Mom, just don’t call the cops

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The readers of this newspaper are pretty special people – particularly those who read the Voice section, and most specifically, those who regularly make their way through the Front Porch …

• Frugality puts children in sticky place

  March 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 People raised during the Great Depression were admirably thrifty and creative. Anything, even if too worn for its intended purpose, might be useful, so it got tucked away. Decades-old drinking …

• Front Porch: Still ‘really, really like him’ 26 years in

  March 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Giggling newlyweds, golden anniversaries, glamorous weddings – I’ve covered them all as part of my Love Story series for this newspaper. And while I’m supposed to be objective and unbiased, … 2

• Couponing time-honored tradition

  March 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Every two weeks, coupons, those miraculous slips of money-aving madness, take over my Sunday mornings. Who would’ve thought little snippets of paper could be so addictive? Not, most assuredly, I, … 1

• Front Porch: Andy Rooney’s take on candidates sorely missed

  March 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 I really miss Andy Rooney. Nobody could do curmudgeon as well as he could, and I would so like to hear his crusty but-no-doubt insightful take on the current presidential …

• Long, rich love affair with Joe

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I love coffee. My affair with java began as unrequited longing during childhood. My dad made it black every morning as he headed to his home office, its aroma a …

• Front Porch: These pages of history are priceless

  March 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The spine is broken, the pages yellowed, and one corner has been gnawed on by tiny teeth. It’s been literally loved to shreds. Twenty-two years ago, on my oldest son’s … 1

• Spokane ripe for Eastern BYOB craze

  March 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 BYOB. In this neck of the woods, “Bring Your Own Bottle” is synonymous with backyard barbecues and parties where family and friends gather at private homes. In the East, BYOB …

• Front Porch: Mom is Mom for life, so get used to it

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 You’re never done being a mom. Ever. I’ve been vaguely aware of this for some time, but now even more so. It’s not like I see my grown sons all …

• Front Porch: Bottom line: Americans love sales

  February 25, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I love it when retail companies get real. In past year or so, a national chain has been using a lingerie model who is older than 30, and who has …

• Front Porch: Milo-stone Thor-oughly celebrated

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 February is a busy month at our house. In addition to Valentine’s Day, we celebrate three family birthdays: Milo’s, Thor’s and mine. The less said about my 40-something-and-counting birthday, the …

• Front Porch: My funny, heavy-metal valentine

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Valentine’s Day has come and gone. The chocolate truffles have been consumed, the romantic dinner long since digested and/or the lovely new earrings happily worn. These are the symbols of …

• Learning to run away from fears

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Sometimes the news hits home like a sucker punch. I felt that blow last month when I read about Sherry Arnold, the Montana mother and teacher who went for a …

• Front Porch: Tweeter atwitter over notoriety

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Spokesman-Review columnist/blogger Dave Oliveria started bugging me about Twitter, I scoffed at the notion that I needed any more social media in my life. Facebook already ate up too …

• Front Porch: It’s useless to resist the mom morph

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When my cousin Susan and I were young girls, we would delight in listening to our mothers talk about their childhoods. Their backgrounds as children of immigrants growing up in …

• In nature, everything is connected

  January 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The predictions were dire. La Niña’s hatching an evil winter plan. Snow would be abundant; weather horrendous. Batten down the hatches and settle in for a long winter’s nap, came …

• Front Porch: Aye, a toast to all things Scottish

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 In second grade at Jefferson Elementary, Mrs. Pendergast attempted to teach us about cultural heritage. She explained, “For example, my mother’s family is from Germany and my father’s family came …

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