This year I’m thankful for persimmons

This year I’m thankful for persimmons

This year, I am especially thankful for persimmons and all they represent. My particular persimmons arrived unexpectedly, hand picked, dried and packaged from a brand new friend's backyard tree. They looked like little wheels of sunshine, all seeded and eager to please. "Hello there, little guys," I said as I opened up a little packet [...]

The Jack O’Lantern’s afterglow

The Jack O’Lantern’s afterglow

In Halloween's wake I am digesting tiny Twix candy bars, tidying a kitchen sticky with guts from a hastily carved pumpkin and feeling grateful for life's sweetest moments. A steady wave of Trick or Treaters made their way to our door Wednesday night and they were all -- unicorns, dinosaurs, super heroes and villains -- [...]