I had all I could do yesterday to keep from correcting everyone who thought yesterday was the solstice. Mostly because they were all cheery about being through the hole and coming out on the other side. People, people, people! We … Continue reading →

A few pics from our short visit yesterday.

G’s oldest son and de facto DIL delivered yesterday. We got a call at 7 AM saying that they’d been at the hospital since about 2 AM. We got an update phone call around 2PM and then around 5PM saying … Continue reading →

Neil Kramer is a community building genius. A few years ago he started hosting a virtual holiday concert and in order to be all inclusive he coined the the Christmahanukwanzakah – combining Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza – three of the … Continue reading →

Just click play and listen. Don’t worry about the words, just let the sound play over your ears. Don’t worry about the poor equipment it was recorded on. Just imagine yourself in that space. Feel the echo. Let the calm … Continue reading →

Most people know, I like to sing. Always have. Even when I thought I was more of an instrumentalist. I was always one of those kids who knew the words to stuff. All the words. Not just the first verse … Continue reading →

  Today is one of those Scandinavian traditions that I only got to read about growing up. My grandmother was so insistent about us learning to eat (and like!) things like rice pudding and herring and “torsk” but not at all insistent … Continue reading →

I was hoping to keep my Grateful posts going as we move through this new adventure. I was also hoping to keep them on Sundays, but what’s 24 hours between friends? Or between myself, since I think any regular readers … Continue reading →

I know. If you’ve been around here for a while (and there are a couple of you who are hanging in here) I’ve been through a fair number of transitions in the past few years. Yesterday, I started yet another. … Continue reading →