What We Tell Others . . . and More

January 24, 2013

I just came across this post about the death of a child on the Brevity Blog and wanted to share …

Holiday Dimmed

January 2, 2013

The Christmas holiday officially ended for us today when our older daughter and her husband headed back to New York …

November 5, 2012

“How often will the vast emptiness astonish me like a complete novelty, and make me say, ‘I never realized my …

September 3, 2012

Autumn is my favorite time of year–always has been. Starting about mid-August, I welcome the soft shift in light; the …

January 29, 2012

On January 4, I noted the first anniversary of my mother’s death. She died at age 90–no longer able to …

December 18, 2011

“In the Bleak Mid-Winter” is the name of a hymn, written by Christina Rossetti and often sung at Christmas. It …