Okay, it’s not what you think. But first I should fill you in on some gifts I’ve received from my daughters over the years. Mysterious boxes arriving in the mail with items like candles and books, uplifting quotes and interesting tchotchkes. They were shipped three months apart, and I felt like a happy little kidContinue reading “Anti-Masker?”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Home of the Beaver
I got my kayak out today for the first time in 2021. It feels a bit early, but I dipped a toe into Hook Lake and it was so much warmer than last spring, thanks to our amazing winter. Yet off in the distance, snow still sugared the edges of the water in some places.Continue reading “Home of the Beaver”
All My Siblings
I have to repost this because tomorrow is Mother’s Day. I don’t know how she survived us all. Growing up in a house with six other children required a certain amount of hardiness. After a traditional baptism, another followed that was more like an ongoing episode of Fear Factor. It involved loud squalling, bare knuckleContinue reading “All My Siblings”