The Right Time to Rightsize
The call to "rightsize" arrives at different stages in our lives; to recognize the call and heed it is far easier for some than for others.
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A Look at Canada’s Single-Payer Health Care
Canadian national health insurance ensures that all residents of Canada have access to medically necessary care on a pre-paid basis.
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A Christmas Gift From My Father
Today I look back with fondness on those Christmas displays my father spent so much time perfecting, though I can recall with astounding clarity that at the time I was mortified by the entire proceedings.
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California’s Central Valley is Slip-Slidin’ Away
Learning how to share limited water supplies is an ongoing issue that should be of concern for all of us. How we care for our resources, how we share them, is the question at hand.
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After the Inferno, Grief that Heals
Loss needs to be acknowledged, or it sneaks up on you years later to reignite flames you thought you’d extinguished.
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California Drought: Millions of Trees Lost, Constant Fear of Wild Fires
We were fortunate, as were our neighbors. Though our homes were gone, we had each other. We lost things but our families were safe.
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Northern California Women Making a Difference
Meaningful work? What is that exactly? Ask 10 different women their definition and you’ll receive 10 different answers. For women who have retired, however, and have raised their families, the question takes on an alternate meaning.
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Labor Day: Not a Day of Celebration for the Unemployed and Underemployed
Although Labor Day weekend is for many people a time of relaxation with friends and family, it’s also a time to recognize the importance of the labor that is the day-to-day focus of most people’s lives.
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The Power of Young Love
By Judie Rae
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Richard’s math class was the hour before mine; we shared the same room as well as the same instructor. One Valentine’s Day I found a note in my locker directing me to look out the window of the math class, where I would find my Valentine gift.
The Warmth of the Season
By Judie Rae
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Today, in an effort to avoid the mass consumerism that has overtaken the holiday, I still bake, only now it’s biscotti for friends. While this twice-baked delight is a great deal of work, the smells that permeate the house let us know that the holiday is near. Paired with a special bag of coffee, which I purchase on sale, the biscotti make a special gift for the postal person, the propane-delivery man, and the secretaries at the college where I teach.
Women Who Serve: Nevada County, California
By Judie Rae
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These volunteers are the quiet heroes who ask nothing in return for the hours they spend attempting to make the world a little brighter for those less fortunate.
Countdown to Mother’s Day: “The Corset”
By Judie Rae
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Judie Rae's tribute to her no-nonsense, yet nurturing, adoptive grandmother Hettie.
OUR APRIL INVITATION: Spring In Northern California: Newts, Stellar’s Jays, and an Exuberance of Wildflowers
By Judie Rae
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Nevada County is blessed with miles of hiking trails, each one a separate treat. On the trails that are near water, Sierra newts put in a spring appearance. Their bright orange bodies stand out in the crystalline water, where they swim and bask, amusing watchers of all ages.