I don’t think you’re ever quite prepared for Emmylou Harris to show up unannounced at your patio, but I might have been especially so. I...

On one of my walks recently I ran into a mother walking a dog with her young daughter. The little girl was intently focused on the...

Last week there converged such a synchrony between the International Space Station, frogs, and motherhood that heaven and earth melded...

The other day I went for my usual walk along the usual route; three miles out from my house, then back. Summer 2020 brought me to a...

Recently my youngest son Max and I drove up to northeastern Pennsylvania to spend time with my aunt’s family. I love my aunt to pieces,...

Two summers ago, we binge-watched Stranger Things like the world was about to end. My two college-aged sons, my youngest son’s...

One day this past winter the first guitar came into our house. My youngest son, Max, returned home from college for the winter break and...

If you’re fortunate to be able to take time off from the day-to-day, vacations can be joyful and enriching. Exploring someplace or...

Welcome to the six-hundred-million-and-first blog currently online today! Now, this isn’t an accurate number. It’s an idea of a number. A...