Professional traveler Paul Theroux wrote: "Being away is almost in itself a thrill---liberating, freedom, different rules, away from the strictness of home. Is it any wonder I have spent forty years wandering?" Strictness about food was a fixed facet of our childhood, my sister and I. We ate at the table, at mealtime. Snacks weren't … Continue reading “Vacation-Rules”
Author: Kana Smith
I am... a writer, an explorer, a coffee-drinker, a recovering addict, a barefoot linguist, a book-dragon ("bookworm" doesn't cover it), a raconteur, a sailboat skipper, a research diver, a tattooed scholar, a pirate, a poet, a spiritual adventurer, a photographer, a few kinds-of-crazy, a joyful wife, a mom... a list-maker! :)
“When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
Last time I wrote about God playing Travel Agent in my life, it was about a different October, and the blessings that arose from my stay in a psych ward. (Halloween-themed craft projects? I'm now an expert!) This time God played a more literal Travel-Agent role... and naturally I have a Story to tell. To … Continue reading “When God is Your Travel Agent”: Another Installment
Bilbo’s Birthday (or: the Baggins-ian Calendar Proposition)
Yesterday was Bilbo Baggins's birthday. It's the only fictional-character-birthday I know, and not because I'm a big Tolkien nerd (though I am), but because it's also my sister's birthday. Just before my own birthday earlier in the month (or as I like to think of it: the annual reminder from my mother about what LABOR … Continue reading Bilbo’s Birthday (or: the Baggins-ian Calendar Proposition)
3 days in the “little apple”: Manzanita, OR
One Decoder Ring, No Cereal Required…
My late husband used to say: "Don't ask a question unless you actually want to hear the answer." I forgot. See, I've been writing. And yesterday when I checked out some Dictionary apps, a 'Dream Dictionary' showed up in the search. I downloaded purely for kicks, a few laughs... like reading a horoscope. ZERO percent … Continue reading One Decoder Ring, No Cereal Required…
Ready, Set… Oooh! More Research!
My mom, who lives a couple miles from my son's college dorm, reported this morning that he came over for dinner and laundry last night, but left after only one NCIS episode because he "had some writing he wanted to do." I'm grinning just writing that. (Christian hasn't spoken to me in five years, but … Continue reading Ready, Set… Oooh! More Research!
The 2020 Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, For four decades I've been submitting an annual catalog of book-titles for your consideration. (And okay---some other, less-noble-sounding stuff as well. Thank you, by the way, for that Pink & Pretty Barbie in 1981: a fantastic exhibition on your part of compassionate acquiescence in the face of a petitioner's truly horrendous personal taste.) … Continue reading The 2020 Letter to Santa
Kana's Chronicles 