Lately, I’ve been wondering if migration is our natural lot and living peacefully in one place all our lives a rarity. Cranes are migrating and
When we’re overcome by life and can’t get to the things and the people that matter to us, we get frustrated. How often do we
On a recent trip to Cologne, I was surprised by this machine in the Neumarkt underground station. It lets library patrons check out and return
Hope keeps cropping up. This weekend, hope took the form of an audio book, a YouTube video, a walk under gray skies, a skit, and
Yesterday, I visited a nearby village and strolled through the public part of the castle grounds of the lovely Burg Satzvey. It was built in
In 1775, James Boswell wrote, “A man will turn over half a library to make one book.” I’ve turned over half a dozen libraries in
Accepting imperfection is part of what makes us human. I’ve watched this video about the beauty of mistakes about five times already. I first saw
My youngest took a horse for a walk in the forest this week. I went along. The horse, Rökkvi, is a shaggy, black, Icelandic pony
Do you know the terrible feeling when THAT topic resurfaces? “Oh no. I AM going to have to learn this.” Prehistoric time periods must have
Skin-colored felt is not easy to find, even if you know what color you’re looking for. My youngest and I are sewing figures for a
Last night I learned a dear friend died. She and her husband helped us when our first child was born and were both friends and
In the sixth grade, my elementary school offered the chance to learn a band instrument. There must have been some kind of school assembly to
