01.15.2014

It’s 6:30 a.m. The sanitation truck lumbers up the next street. I can see it through the houses. Charlie’s wrapped… Read more 01.15.2014

01.14.2014

No matter where I travel, no matter how plush and comforting and supportive my accommodations, I always fall into my… Read more 01.14.2014

Of all things, I think human connection is the most elemental need. When that connection comes via a complete stranger… Read more 01-13-2014

When gifts have great meaning, there is much to be grateful for in the receiving of them. Charlie and I… Read more 01.12.2014

I look up into graceful, green fronds of a palm tree silhouetted against an impossibly blue sky. Grateful. Oh, so… Read more 01.11.2014

Ah, if you have a friend who is a natural planner and doer, and who takes every detail of a… Read more 01.10.2014

Being of service is a truly humbling thing. At the same time, it’s incredibly uplifting when you see something emerge,… Read more 01.09.2014

And today I’m grateful for Sluggo for 16 wonderful years of companionship. He likely won’t be with us too much… Read more 01-08-14

We may not like being in the deep freeze, but when the graceful fronds of dead grass positively glow thanks… Read more 01.07.2014