18
Feb
Snail Salad
It is entertaining to imagine myself at the table with my grandchildren, bargaining with them to finish their snail salad.
4 min read
Postcard
21
Jan
Ice
A couple of people went through the ice last week on a nearby lake. They were rescued, thankfully, but it always sends a shock and a reminder.
3 min read
07
Jan
Happy New Year and a Half
New Year feels more like the middle of the year to me. The feeling derives from measuring time in school years and the passing of summer vacations.
3 min read
24
Dec
No More Work Tonight
At around three o’clock on Christmas Eve afternoon, my father would lead my brothers and me into the living
4 min read
12
Nov
Election Notes
I made mistakes over many years. I go back to that meeting with the headmaster as the one where I was, in addition to all else, on the wrong side of history.
4 min read
29
Oct
Wine Country and Other Places
We were on the road this month, attending class reunions and memorial services. It was a catch-up across the board.
4 min read
15
Oct
Pot Roast
This story is about pot roast, and any story about food is also about the weather.
4 min read
01
Oct
A Respectable Bird
As a friend used to say, “It’s down to you and the turkeys.”
3 min read
17
Sep
A King's Highway Runs Through It
Stripped of its power over centuries, and derided as a circus act, the British monarchy draws us to it. Why?
4 min read
03
Sep
The Meeting House
These places can seem less and less important as life trickles out of them while life carries on around, just fine. Until it is not, just fine.
4 min read