Latest Blog Posts for Home and Hearth

• Writer Conference Time
  on Feb 11, 2015
  After a year away, I'm back to the San Francisco Writers Conference this weekend. I love this packed four days where I am immersed with my tribe of writers. Last year I missed the conference, after having attended annually since 2007. There isn't muc...
• You and Me Time
  on Feb 10, 2015 in domestic life family homelife kids
  "We don't have enough you and me time," the five year old says with mournful eyes. So many emotions flood over me with those few words, not the least of which is the memory of my own mother telling me, "You'll miss me when I'm gone." Said after a par...
• And Now - 2015
  on Jan 1, 2015
  Is it just me, or does anyone else sometimes marvel at where the world is now from where it was when growing up? Sometimes I am amazed at how, at least in this country, there is so much possibility in comparison to some of the places I’ve visited t...
• Solstice 2013
  on Dec 22, 2013
  The longest night and then the days begin to lengthen and the warmth of the sun move closer as the light returns. Soon, the year will pass and a new one begins. How did 2014 arrive so soon? Looking back on 2013 with a few of our favorite moments.
• Flag Retreat Honor at Disneyland
  on Oct 9, 2013
  While at Disneyland, we attended the Flag Retreat, held daily. The Disneyland Security Force Honor Guard conducts this ceremony every day, and on most days, "Gunny" Ernie is the voice of Walt Disney's dedication to honoring America's veterans. We ret...
• Write Vicki Write
  on Jul 6, 2013
  Money is the fuel for what is important to each of us in life. That's all. Fuel to create lives that are sufficient, not lives constrained by scarcity. Money comes and goes, what we invest the fuel, the energy in, is where we make a difference. In ou...
• DOMA is DEAD, Long Live Love
  on Jun 27, 2013 in kids Birdie military celebration bug family DOMA marriage
  Wednesday was a historic day. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defined in federal law that a marriage was only between a man and woman has been ruled by the highest court of the nation, the United States Supreme Court, as unconstitutional. Th...
• Remembering My Dad - William Roy Hudson, Jr.
  on May 5, 2013
  Today I'm remembering my dad who died in 2007. We had a tumultuous relationship for much of my life though in his later years and by his end, much improved. What I recall most about him was that when I was a kid, I believed he could fix anything. As...
• Time Flies When Kids are Little
  on Apr 4, 2013
  Spring is already here - where does the time go?Baby number two has discovered locomotion on her own. We've nicknamed her Birdie, perhaps inspired from her incessant upwards attention whenever anyone is eating anything. She has her sister's same dete...
• Farewell Charlie. The Fight Continues
  on Feb 10, 2013 in Cancer SLDN LGBT military Charlie Morgan OutserveSLDN army DOMA
  Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan died today, February 10th, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. She left with dignity and grace, survived by her wife Karen and their daughter Casey. Charlie and her family were plaintiffs in one of the challenge...

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