I’ve been re-watching old seasons of the Great British Baking Show, so I’m talking with a British accent and using phrases like “throw it in the bin” these days. I love the tone of camaraderie among the competitors, the beautiful things they bake, and the British-isms. I shall quit my yammering and let you go about […]

“What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.” -James Russell Lowell I regularly refer to June as “best-month” and I’m fairly convinced that Heaven’s weather will be like a June day in Michigan. While autumn takes my overarching “favorite season” by a long stretch, and I love a […]

Tonight I’m going to see a some Shakespeare in the Park and I’m discovering that I’m keyed up with excitement. I’ve not seen a live play in person for over a year and I miss the stage. There is an alchemy of sorts that happens between performers and an audience, and it’s a magical thing […]

Josh Bishop wrote at Story Warren this week that, “There is a goodness and a glory in things being themselves.” And I’ve been chewing on that for a bit. It so true isn’t it? And so hard to live by, right? How often are we tempted to be something we are not? Be yourself this […]

Is the weather turning where you are? We had spring, and then a day or two of summer, and then yesterday was winter again. Today’s back to spring. I’m confused. But the dogs walking in my neighborhood are loving it. And hey, second spring without the pollen sounds like a win in my book! Around […]