Scenes from the neighborhood, just a few days past Christmas. I’m always a bit amazed by icicles – if the temperature is too cold, water doesn’t melt, it just sublimates – and if the temperature is too warm…
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Maggie delights in gifts. She loves to smell them first, and then get right in there as the wrapping paper is torn off. Even if it’s not a gift for her (like dishtowels or sweaters) she licks them carefully – just to be sure. Of course her favorites are the gifts we wrap for her...
I admit to any who ask, I love naps. But I especially love them on winter afternoons – when the soft light of the day invites a slow drifting journey under the warmth of the down comforter. Stillness and warmth.
It’s been years and years now since I made the conscious decision to stay in Minneapolis for the holiday. Frenzied hours spent on highways was never conducive to thankful thoughts. Our Thanksgiving has become a day focused on relaxation and food. As judged by that criteria, all agreed that this was the most successful Thanksgiving...
We planned a trip to visit my good friend Liz to coincide with John Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. Wisely, we set Liz’s DVR to record the events on television while we headed to the Mall. Matt, fellow Kenyon alum and newly-rediscovered friend, deftly found parking (the Metro was essentially shut down by the overwhelming...