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Susanne Severeid: Meditation on “A Completed Life” upon the Death of Her Father

A Completed Life Copyright July, 2021 My father died a few weeks ago. He was 95 years old. An intelligent,… Read more…

Did the City Give the Senior Foot Clinic the Boot? by Susanne Severeid

By Susanne Severeid Copyright 2021 There are moments when you know you are sitting among people who do what they… Read more…

Whites Only: Race in Oregon

There are whiter states in America, but when Oregon entered the Union in 1859, it did so as a “whites-only”… Read more…

The Things That Do Not Burn

Living in Ashland, you wouldn’t know there was much of a Latino community here. Salvador, who mows our lawn, laughs… Read more…

Sharing Food, Building Community

Food is the ingredient that binds us together.  — Author unknown Paul Giancarlo remembers reading an article in the Ashland Daily… Read more…

End the Day with a Friend!

Honoring the end of a day can be a magical moment. Sunset is a time when the veils between the… Read more…

Nature Is Streaming!!

 The black hole of electronics in our lives can not be denied. Recharge your internal batteries whenever possible, hopefully that will… Read more…

Always Room to Grow!

I am always amazed at the perseverance of nature to seek growth. Our lives are busy keeping all the plates in… Read more…