The summer of 2016 will haunt our family forever, as Mac McAuliffe committed suicide on Monday July 11. It darkened all subsequent events that were planned – Jenny’s Britt Classical commitment and 3 planned trips for me, as well as… Read moreSummer 2016

Mac McAuliffe, Jenny’s beloved husband, committed suicide on July 11, 2016. No one in the family, including Jenny, knew how despairing and determined he was. He suffered at least 4 major illnesses, any one of which would have been more… Read moreA Tribute to Mac

Saturday, July 2, an extraordinary day I woke in the morning feeling disgruntled after a very restless night. And had to remind myself, which has happened often lately, of how lucky I am, and how little reason I have to… Read moreAn extraordinary day – July 2, 2016

April 2016 The last week in April I spent on Whidbey Island, 15 minutes off Seattle by ferry, where Jenny and Mac moved last December. A dawn flight got me to Seattle around 8:30 and Charlie met me at the… Read moreSpring 2016

I flew to Irvine on March 4 and Lolly and I drove down to Rancho sin Nombre early next morning. My original plan was to spend a month in the desert, but I was happy to settle for 3 weeks…. Read moreMarch 2016

December 2015/January 2016 Our family was in mobile mode in December. Jenny and Mac left Las Vegas soon after Thanksgiving and drove their new mobile home to Whitbey Island. They are now vey happily settling in and finding new delights… Read moreWinter 2015-16

Big month, this one. Several events that have been long on my calendar, starting with my 92nd birthday and ending with Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. First event was the installation of a ductless heater/air conditioner that has added enormous comfort… Read more2015 November

10/4  I began a new activity at North Mountain Park. There is a yearly program in the fall with elementary schools, introducing kids from kindergarten thru 2nd grade to some simple ideas about the natural world. I was away at… Read more2015 October

 Last February Heath and I signed up for a plein air watercolor workshop at Sitka Art Center on the coast. Something we have long thought of doing, as Phyllis Trowbridge is the instructor. Phyllis lived in Ashland for 8 years… Read more2015 September