Come On Come Out. . .
It seems like spring has finally arrived in New England. Although this is my twelfth April in Massachusetts, I still forget that seasons start about a month later here than they do in the interior where I grew up. Blame the ocean; it keeps the autumn warm and the springtime cold. In any case, I […]
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Beyond Hardboiled—Five Way More Interesting Things to do With Eggs
With the Easter holiday coming this weekend, we’ll be boiling and dying eggs with our niece and nephew, and it’s probably the only time this year I’ll be eating hardboiled eggs. And, while hardboiled eggs are fine, I thought I’d take the opportunity to share five more interesting ways to consume an egg. The thing […]
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Committing to the Plunge—An Update on The Novel
Have you ever stood at the edge of a dock, toes curled and suspended above the blue, deep water? To jump off requires a binding commitment to the force of gravity. Once off the edge there is no reversing course; you will fall into the lake; you will submerge. Deciding to jump is a commitment […]
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She Was in the Field Counting Stars. . .
In our noisy society, music is too often relegated to background noise—to accompaniment. But once in a while a song stands up and demands more—it consumes us, becoming both external and visceral. It’s arresting. We have no choice but to stop, listen, and be eclipsed. For this week’s installment of Things I Love, I’ve got one of these songs […]
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“Hold the Beetles and Stale Peeps” or Lessons from Campari—Part 2
In a world so often defined by the mundane and ordinary, sometimes it’s important the mix things up, act boldly, and endeavor to live (and taste) in full, vibrant color! Red, to be specific! It’s been a week since my first post outlining four things I learned from Campari, the bitter crimson liqueur from Italy. […]
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