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Soaring to 70
What I’d wanted most for my birthday was alone time with my two sons and they were taking me skydiving. Along with aging has come more angst about heights and most things that remove my feet from the ground. However, as the family matriarch, I had a reputation to maintain so I readily agreed.
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 133 min read


A Stroke of Luck
A stroke happens so suddenly and most can be prevented. Know what the signs are, how to prevent it (most can be prevented) and then go ahead and live your life fully!
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jul 95 min read


Mom's recipe box is a family time capsule
Earlier this month, I called my sis to acknowledge the anniversary of Mom’s passing seven years ago. Sis was on a long car ride so it was...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 233 min read


November 11, 1945
Dad wrote letters every day during his WWII service. It brought peace and some normalcy when a cathartic release was inappropriate.
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Ringing in the 70th year
Celebrating the road to 70 by buying a new car so I can hit the road and travel safely. Ode to a great 17 years with the old one.
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Sep 8, 20243 min read


Even Banana Slugs Can Trigger Cherished Memories
When I read my daily One Good Fact email from Encyclopedia Britannica, I had a sudden urge to call Mom and share it with her. She would...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 8, 20243 min read


Becoming the older generation and being a pollinator by mentoring others
To my children, this is not news. I’m the older generation and they don’t hesitate to remind me. This hit hard when I recently lost a...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 10, 20243 min read


A writer's tale of an historical fiction manuscript in progress and a few sacrifices
I've hit another milestone in writing my historical novel or hybrid fiction-nonfiction-memoire. Four Beta readers have it to read and...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Sep 28, 20233 min read


Bullfrog Liberation
Along the back wall of the largest Asian market in Falls Church, Virginia, was a meat section where they sold live bullfrogs. When I...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 9, 20233 min read


All God's Critters
Long before reading Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (I never kill spiders), I realized every living thing is on earth for a reason (even...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 2, 20233 min read


Morning Has Broken
The bird sounds at 6:00 a.m. are impressive this time of year. I hear babies and mothers, calls from down the street and from high up in...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Apr 26, 20233 min read


Forgotten Birthday
I dropped Leah off at doggy day care and the cheerful woman at the Hot Paws desk said, “Happy Birthday Leah!” “Oops, forgot her...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 18, 20233 min read


Family Adventure - Carson Springs
Recently my siblings, one of my nieces, and I had an adventure outside Gainesville that we’re still talking about. We visited Carson...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 11, 20233 min read


Outtakes
My writing mentor, Richard, finally got through to me. I needed to remove sections of my book draft that were out of sync with the point...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 27, 20235 min read


Grandmother
When I was with a group of women who were all about my age, one of them (the youngest and not yet a grandparent) asked what our...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 25, 20223 min read


August is reading time
August is a no TV month for me. Unless there is an important news bulletin, a hurricane (necessitating weather watching), or something...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 14, 20224 min read


Back in time - book research
There I was, in 90-degree heat at four o’clock in the afternoon on top of a hill with no trees nearby, barely any clouds, hundreds of...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jul 17, 20225 min read


Pimento Cheese is Southern Love
Today I made a large batch of pimento cheese. A few weeks ago, I wrote that bread is love. Pimento cheese runs a close second. I make...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 29, 20223 min read


St. Patrick's Day, 1946
This is an excerpt from my historical novel (a work in progress) about my Dad and his Auntie, who he described as "the leading force in...
Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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