I was surprised to get an email from a former Kuwaiti student I had years ago at Green River Community College, Hani Alkhulaifi. He was in town visiting and wanted to meet up with me. Thank goodness for Facebook because I was able to friend him and see photos of [...]
Early yesterday morning, Rick and I drive to Portland, Oregon. Portland is beautiful as ever, with its great architecture and vibrant inner city. I LOVE that place! We had a great time walking around the city. Rick was a Navy Reserve Trainer for two years in Portland and lived there [...]
I love to blog. And I love my readers! Some of them bravely post their wonderful comments below. Others contact me directly via email and write beautiful responses that way. And, some make comments when they see me in class. When I write, I feel as if I am talking [...]
"Fran, thanks for nothing." That's what Ali said to me just after my yoga class ended at Seattle Athletic Club. I looked at his beaming smile and I knew I had heard him correctly. Even though he said this with humor, he was also dead serious. I burst out laughing [...]
My mother-in-law, Pat, died on the same day my sister Jeanie, on July 5. Pat was a very accomplished woman: she raised 6 children and then went on to law school and became a successful prosecutor in Tacoma. She suffered from Alzheimer's for the last 9 1/2 years of her [...]