March 31, 2023 Design © Janet Stevenson If you're a zealous coffee drinker, you probably have a favorite mug like my new one above, made of ceramic and memories. The image shows a sunset reflected in the waters of Eastern Lake, one of the rare and beautiful coastal dune lakes in and around South Walton… Continue reading Mug shots
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Artifacts
August 22, 2022 You never know what surprises are lurking in the basement - not the evil stuff like dry rot, zombies, or shag carpeting, but things you've forgotten you own. A round of late-summer decluttering brought forth a relic from what feels like eons past: a ZTE 7431 mobile phone. Remember these? I wouldn't… Continue reading Artifacts
The Capitol I knew
January 7, 2021 One afternoon in the summer of 1998 I was sitting in my cramped broadcast booth in the Senate Radio & TV Correspondents Gallery in the Capitol, where I spent my days reporting on Congress for listeners all over the world on the Voice of America. I had just filed a routine story… Continue reading The Capitol I knew
Brain washday
When you reach a certain age, you get tons of unsolicited advice on how to make the most out of your remaining years (months? minutes?). Half the new-old-age barkers give you the pitch that these times are magical and blessed, while the other half say, “Son, you’ve got one foot under the daisies already. Better… Continue reading Brain washday
Almost August
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It's almost August and our summer lives again. Two weeks of highly unseasonable cold, clouds, and rain have given way to 90-degree days and plenty of sunshine. The pool water sparkles, and in the kitchen there's a bowl of plump Georgia peaches, so perfectly ripe that the flesh just falls… Continue reading Almost August