by Susan Matley | Oct 20, 2023 | Official Blog
It’s an auditory night. One house to the east a dedicated 12-year-old musician practices her violin. Two houses to the east a 16-year-old neighbor shoots hoops and develops his dribble in the concrete driveway. These beautiful young people are building skills,...
by Susan Matley | Oct 13, 2023 | Official Blog
Yesterday (my “now” as I type this), Thursday, I did not want to write a blog. Not even Blog Number 444, which this happens to be. So yesterday afternoon (aka “this” afternoon) I used the time I’d set aside to draft the blog to instead finish reading a good book....
by Susan Matley | Oct 6, 2023 | Official Blog
Fall has its pluses and minuses. It’s hard for me to not resent the shortening of daylight hours at this time of year up here in the Pacific Northwest. But within this annoyance there is also opportunity to experience wonder: more hours to observe the night sky....
by Susan Matley | Sep 29, 2023 | Official Blog
Way back in the dark ages, when I was 10 years old, I discovered an amazing book: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Someone gave it to my sister for her birthday or Christmas. It was her copy I devoured in a sitting or two. The world of Narnia...
by Susan Matley | Sep 27, 2023 | Events
I am honored, once again, to be a guest on KPTZ radio Port Townsend’s “Cats in Our Laps” program with host Phil Andrus! The evening of October 8 Phil and I will be “live” at the KPTZ studio, talking about the latest release in my...
