Every year I write about my little deck garden and my travails with tomatoes. This year was an amazing year…
Trash Island: Reason 318 Why I Love Boston
Going to new places doesn’t get me nearly excited as redisovering places right where I live. I guess in that…
The Garden Giveth and Taketh Away
You may recall I planted a little container garden this summer, despite the fact that I lose most of it…
Landman Coming In
My grandparents had a little cottage they built themselves on a lake on the Massachusetts/Connecticut border where I spent many…
Sit Down, Shut Up, and Listen
I can’t take credit for this title. My wordsmithy friend Becky came up with it after our book group read…
Take Me to the River
I just finished a two-week vacation. Lucky, right? Except I had forgotten I hadn’t seen Blanche in a while (Blanche…
Under Construction
I changed the look of my blog, but since I’m not really sure what I’m doing, it’s still a bit…
This Is What I’m Sayin’
I have been trying to learn more about race and institutional racism. It’s slow work, mostly because I am more…
Stick a Cork in It
Or as we say in Boston, stick a cawk in it. I have another perimenopause story for you; I keep…
Walker Wrangling
Kids teach you things and make you say things you would never have otherwise, like the time I said to…
