Grace Peterson

LATEST ARTICLES ( 71 )

• Whistler's Bend Trip 2019

  

  With full cars and near manic anticipation, Laura, Beth, Susan and I took off south on I-5 to Roseburg and then east to Whistler's Bend Park. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Book Review: Crash Course: Accidents Don't Just Happen

  

  Way, waaay back in December of 1978, I had just turned 18 and while trudging my way through high school, I worked a part time job at a little fast food joint... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2019 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Book Review: Pecking Order

  

  I can't believe it's been a whole year since I've posted on this blog. I hope to be better in 2019. Thank you for visiting. Secrets. Why do we keep them? Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2019 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Looking Up

  

  The gravel road is dark, save for the orange tip of our lone cigarette, passed between us badass wannabees. A million stars hover overhead, boosting our... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Me Too

  

  With the countless sexual improprieties of Harvey Weinstein being make public the "Me Too" movement has blown up with thousands of women posting these two... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Total Solar Eclipse

  

  Unless you've been living under a rock, you're well aware of the solar eclipse happening on August 21, less than a month from now. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• The Symbiosis of Nature

  

  It wasn't until I sat down in the driver's seat and looked out my windshield that I noticed it--those telltale drops of "honeydew," which could only mean one... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Matchy-Matchy

  

  I only call daffodils daffodils when I'm around serious people. The rest of the time, they're daffies. And crocuses are croakies and clematises are clemmies. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Misty, Watercolor Memories

  

  Walking outside to top off the water in my courtyard fountain, I bend down to get a whiff of the tiny stars on my Daphne odora. She's still a humble thing, smal... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Similar Psychological Abuses

  

  The latter part of my book REACHING: A Memoir details much of the cult-like experience I lived in for seven years during the 1990s. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• It's That Season Again

  

  The song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." But I beg to differ. The holidays are pleasant but not wonderful--a description reserved exclusivel... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• River Trip ~~ Part Three

  

  The third leg of our journey took us to Whistlers Bend Park.* The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and 75 degree weather, confirming that our decision... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• River Trip ~~ Part Two

  

  Finally I'm posting the second installment of the river trip to southern Oregon that my sister Laura and I took in September. Sorry it's taken so long. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• River Trip ~~ Part One

  

  I'm posting photos of a trip my sister Laura and I took a few weeks ago to southern Oregon. Among other things, we are privileged to visit the present owner of... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Depression Screening for Pregnant Women

  

  I was really happy to see that The American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG) has recommended that all pregnant women be screened for mental healt... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Lottery Mania

  

  Ah yes, the rush to get rich, quick. Well, not too quick because the rush isn't really a rush at all. It's wait-in-line-with-five-hundred-other-hopefulls. If... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• I See Old Things

  

  I have a fascination with old things. I'm drawn to objects that were common back, say fifty years ago but are out of fashion and obsolete in today's world. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• It's Yesterday Once More

  

  Did any of you catch the PBS documentary about Karen and Richard Carpenter that aired on Saturday night? It was interesting listening to Richard's perspective o... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• In a Perfect World

  

  After a long hiatus, I'm back. My apologies for the long delay. I don't know if there are still any interested readers out there but I'm going to write and see... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Road Trip

  

  My hubby is between contracts for Intel so this week we decided to take a day road trip. We didn't go far because we got a late start but the time together was... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 CULTURE, LIFESTYLE