Ocean

My dentist asks me today -- how are you dealing with the absence of structure in your days? And I tell him quite honestly -- I felt put ou...

It is, in all ways, a perfect day for the porch. And I have to admit, I spent most of the daylight hours out there. Predictably, for brea...

A day does not get any more beautiful than this! (You may accuse me of being especially enraptured because I had a decent amount of sleep, ...

Third misfire, in terms of a fitful sleep. I can no longer recall why. There were no violent storms, no discussions on economics. Even Isie...

Let me begin with the absurd and disturbing coincidences that we've been dealing with here at the farmette. First, there is the matte...

It has been a long time since I stayed up until 3 a.m. messing with travel plans and emailing people who live several time zones ahead of m...

Since I was three (meaning, for the past 58 years), there was only one year in which I was not a school girl, or teaching at an academic in...

Anyone reading Ocean over a longer spell would confirm that I am not great at coming up with  names or titles. I don't want the words ...

For the first time in many years, I do not have a manuscript waiting on my computer for a dramatic (or, in my case, not so dramatic) ending...

...and the day ran away with the spoon! It's rare that I sit down to compose my first Ocean words this late, so be patient as I gath...