permission to putter
“Puttering is really a time to be alone, to dream and to get in touch with yourself… To putter is to discover.” – Alexandra Stoddard For the multi-tasking, always-productive, high-achieving,…
familiar place, unfamiliar me
During a recent visit to my hometown, a childhood friend, Jenny, and I took her small boys and husband to a park that we had long ago traversed and explored.…
shaw and regret
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." – George Bernard Shaw Regret is my least favorite emotion. Grief…
whistle while you work
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." – Anne Frank Running errands is not always, um, pleasurable. But on one…
a rose by any other name…
I learned recently that there's a kind of rose named Carefree Wonder. Who knew? I happen to think it's a marvelous name, particularly when I came upon this sign while…
not just a pretty picture
Walking along a dock with a friend recently, I was intrigued by a bird perched on a post. I got out my phone to snap its pic, and the bird…
spring cleaning doesn’t have to be in the spring
I set aside last weekend to do a deep clean of my home. Closets, shelves, cabinets, the works. Here's what I discovered: I've outgrown the need for certain books and…
zora logic wins
"Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me." –…
palm trees make me LOL
I'm from Kentucky. I also have roots in a tiny North Dakota town. But for the past fifteen years, I've lived in New York City. This spring, as it happens,…
temporary hold
We all have a lot going on. I mean a lot. Sometimes I give my brain a little present. I sift through all the stuff that's on my metaphoric plate…
