Salutations March 2021

Oh how I love spring! My skin breathes for what feels like the first time in months, and I feel like sprouting out of my winter hibernation just like the buds that pop up in my garden. Even the physical work of clearing away accumulated winter crap feels liberating - certainly for the spears growing …

Salutations February 2021

Winter has never been my favorite season, but I have to admit I've rather enjoyed these winter months. We've hibernated, sure, but that's not so unusual for us in winter. And in this household, the December holidays are followed by a slew of birthdays stretching across our coldest months. Add in Valentine's day, and there's …

Salutations Nov-Dec 2020

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Salutations August 2020

What do you say when someone asks how was your day, and it was a rough one? "This day was a real 2020." That's right. Once we thought of 2020 as perfect vision. And now? Not so much. I'm troubled most about lives cut short from our current twin plagues - the virus and racism. …

Salutations July 2020

May you live in interesting times. Whose blessing/curse was that? I don't know, but it's certainly been on my mind. We're certainly in the midst of those interesting times. In my home, we're among the luckiest. We have the privilege of standing to one side, not immediately affected in any important way. Our minor inconveniences …