

Darby Lee Patterson
- Feb 22, 2022
- 4 min
The Forever Art that Stole My Heart
Outside of important humans in my life and our pair of precious pooches, there are two things that have kept me relatively sane over the...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Feb 3, 2022
- 5 min
Our Time-Tested Best Friends
We love our animal companions. Specie doesn’t matter – mammal, reptile, avian, or any of the eight million-plus species that currently...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Jan 26, 2022
- 5 min
Island Expat Stands Strong Against a Savage Wind
Mitos Suson spent her childhood surrounded by threats and deprived of her father, who was a political prisoner in one of Philippine...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
Finding the Rainbow Behind the Clouds
By now, those of you who have been with me on my journey down Darby Lane know that I often write about resiliency and hope. And as we all...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Jan 11, 2022
- 5 min
Memories to Mend the Restless Mind
Just as we began to believe our world might open up, that there may be a return to something we once regarded as ‘normal,’ fate showed up...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Jan 5, 2022
- 5 min
Snowed in, Plowed out and Perplexed
The past two weeks delivered a blizzard arriving from many fronts. One is literal – the snowstorm of the century descending on our...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Dec 20, 2021
- 18 min
Presenting - My Little Holiday Gift to You
Friends: For this holiday season I'm sending you a short story. When you have a cup of hot cocoa in your hand and some minutes to relax,...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
I've Look at Life from Both Sides Now*
I don’t have a lot of time to listen to podcasts or watch Youtube videos, but I make one exception. When I am using my hands – like...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
It’s the Holiday Season, and the Doctor is in!
Dear friends – are you ready for yet another uniquely demanding holiday season? I'm definitely not. Last year the need for both safety...


Darby Lee Patterson
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Fishy Boyfriend who got Away
When you’re a child, you feel as if you’re pretty much living a normal life. Not much is exceptional or memorable. I’m sure that’s why I...