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It's the kind of day where you dutifully walk from one place to the next, one assignment and then another, one job done, another still ...

Well, I'm cheerful. Try to knock me down for it! Go ahead, just try. See? it didn't work. I remain cheerful. You could say it...

It is, of course, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I've always liked this meditative moment in the middle of January. Nothing is expected of...

I designated this Sunday as "pack up my mom's stuff" day. Full of brazen optimism, I allotted the hours between farmhouse cle...

The snow is lovely. Not perfect (at just under half a foot, covering up another couple of inches already on the ground, it's not enough...

How ridiculously packed was this day? So packed that I am three pages from the end of a book I love, and I'm insanely curious about the...

In the sun room, another orchid is in full bloom. Good morning! What a beautiful day! A harsh day. Cold. Sick cat on the porch. Mix...

We finish part two of the application process for my mom's transfer to an assisted living facility. And now we wait. Despite the (tem...