
Five Years Later: Of Death & Risotto
April 21, 2023 Today is the fifth anniversary of my mother’s death, the eve of Earth Day. I hope she … Continue reading Five Years Later: Of Death & Risotto
April 21, 2023 Today is the fifth anniversary of my mother’s death, the eve of Earth Day. I hope she … Continue reading Five Years Later: Of Death & Risotto
I thought maybe I would resurrect Memory Monday. Or maybe it will just be this one. I do need to … Continue reading MeMoRy MoNdAy
March 28, 2022 From the home of my childhood I have brought nothing but precious memories, for there are no … Continue reading The House by the Bay: A Braided Narrative
My father died 25 years ago today. It’s Father’s Day. All my life my birthday flirted with Father’s Day, landing … Continue reading Letters from the War: Anniversaries
Today is my birthday. In 2020, we are in the midst of a pandemic; not the beginning, far from the … Continue reading Letters from the War: 75 years ago today
I’ve been to the desert on a horse with no name. AKA, the grocery store. It’s been 28 days since … Continue reading Adventure Log, in the Time of Corona
March 12, 2020 “When you step outdoors and under a canopy of trees, when you give yourself time to breathe, … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Forest Bathing
Yesterday, as I approached the end of excerpting my father’s 600 letters from WWII—the last of the siblings to return … Continue reading Warbegone: Progress Update
Cleaning out the shed at the back of the carport wasn’t on my agenda today. But when something big that’s … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
A bit of straightening up the home my mother lived in for 58 years uncovered several things she wrote. Her … Continue reading In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area