They’re tiny little things, these fungi in my front mulch, clinging somehow to elusive nutrients in sticks and chips of… Read more

365 Grateful: Sage Advice … From 1913

Today, in the midst of organizing and cleaning the computer room, I pick up a slim volume. It’s destined for… Read more 365 Grateful: Sage Advice … From 1913

365 Grateful: Goose Pimple Index (GPI)

My first vocal coach, exuberant, funny, and wildly talented, always said that when a singer really nailed a performance —… Read more 365 Grateful: Goose Pimple Index (GPI)

There’s something fascinating about crystals. Rocks. Geodes. Creations of geology, of Mother Earth. Particularly amazing are the iron pyrite crystals… Read more 365 Grateful: base metal or awesome nature?

June 10. It’s Charlie’s birthday, and today I’m awash in the joy of time spent with him on the golf… Read more 365 Grateful: Happy Birthday, Charlie

We’ve lived in our new home for six months now. Nearly every day, and sometimes several times a day, we… Read more 365 Grateful: Remembering To Not Rush

Ever notice how gracefully the wind sweeps through a field of tall grass? This morning it’s as though some invisible,… Read more 365 Grateful: Tall Grass and Invisible Creatures

So I’m driving past this house, one I pass every day en route to work. Well, technically, I’m riding past… Read more 365 Grateful: It’s the Little Things

So here I am, leaning against the door jamb with a cup of cold caffeine that’s helping my eyes stay… Read more 365 Grateful: Sprinter’s Just Fine For a While

So, spring’s here, officially at least, and the sun’s been out without rain for a few days, which means the… Read more 365 Grateful: The Storytelling Tree