We have begun our coronavirus training in our house and I am prepared to exhaust all resources. I am not necessarily afraid of the virus itself as we are a generally healthy household. But, I do think a lengthy quarantine might kill me. I’m still recovering emotionally from a two-day quarantine we experienced nearly 20 [...]
I have a hundred Valentines. I'm sure you do as well. They pump me up on tricky days and make my old heart swell. I call them partner, child and friend and sometimes stranger too. My Valentines are anyone who brightens my world view. I’d send them all a Hallmark card or fancy chocolate heart [...]
Even on the grayest days, we have a cheerful reminder that neither spring nor love ever fails, though sometimes they do take their time. We have other reminders too -- that challenged roots grow deep, tiny shoots are stronger than they look, basil makes everything taste better and grandparent vigilance stands eternal. All this because [...]
Four characters form the basis for Charlie Mackesy's extraordinary book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Four characters also currently inhabit my home and help me define the word family. Each of us, like you, depends on kindness and bravery to power us through our day. Also, each of us loves cake. [...]
Magic happens when you wake up on a leisurely Saturday morning and discover the greatest winter gift of a Midwestern childhood -- packy snow. By Saturday evening our neighborhood looked like a George Lucas snow globe. One family spent the day building a giant snow arch for the mailman, and another built a castle and [...]
