“Does my chest look bigger, Mama?”
It took me a moment to hear this properly. We were walking home from school, passing a teen on the street who was holding his shirt and trousers suspiciously, and who began walking away from us briskly as we approached, looking over his shoulders at us, still clutching at himself […]
Now that summer is officially coming to a close—where I live, about 6:30 pm on Thursday, September 22—I’m getting a little down. The light fades faster in the evenings and is slower to arrive in the mornings. Nights seem to last a little longer than I’d like. Trees start to look sort of tired, their […]
News of the recent grizzly bear attack at Yellowstone Park caught my eye. Just about six weeks ago, my newlywed brother- and sister-in-law were honeymooning there, taking in the gorgeous views and hiking around in the lovely summer air of Wyoming.
Yellowstone offers a few tips about what to do to avoid encounters with grizzlies when […]
In the midst of everything crazy, hectic, distressing or distracting, what a gift to be able to take off for an afternoon to Tanglewood and hear Sonny Rollins give a lovely, late-summer, sunny-day concert with my husband and kids to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary.
Non-alky drink in my hand, for those of you wondering. Wine […]