Gratitude grows like an English popover, it spills over in a explosion of warmth and flavor and requires very few ingredients. I thought about that yesterday during our Thanksgiving dinner, which was missing some of our favorite people but still full of rich, buttery food and joy. We were thankful for moments -- a vigorous [...]
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 [...]
These days we owe our lives to the amiable youngsters who bag our groceries. And we owe our future to the teachers and library media specialists (like my sister Kathy) who worked overtime to make sure every single student has access to distance learning options. And we owe our health to the doctors, nurses, physical [...]
I am grateful for the owl who who who patrols our neighborhood from his perch in the old pine tree outside my bedroom window. I like his steadiness in the predawn hours. “Whoooo. I am here." "Whooo. I am listening." "Whooooo. You are not wrong to worry but you will feel so much better when [...]
I sent my friend Gina a cheese basket last year and she sent me back an heirloom piece of art hand-painted on the lid. My friend Jeannie recently delivered an unsolicited bunch of garden-grown tomatoes just because she knows I like them. Similarly, my friend Catherine texted me a picture of a tomato with my [...]