Stay steady, my friends. Our world can get scary sometimes. Periodically, things fall apart, in our lives and in our communities. Pandemics happen, as do social injustices. But we humans are resilient creatures. We can do hard things. We will work to right the wrongs....

Although I am not much of a thrill-seeker these days, the ladies in the front definitely look like they are having more fun than the ones in the third seat. It makes me wonder if we might want to change our attitude about the roller coaster we’ve found ourselves on...

White-Squirrel-Video Life goes on. Even though the human species is vexed with a renegade virus right now, the rest of the natural world carries on as usual. Here in my neck of the woods, we are not only blessed with mountain laurels in full stunning bloom right now,...

One of the things I have learned in the last eight weeks is that it is wicked hard not to overeat during a pandemic. Especially if you tend to be an emotional eater and turn to certain foods for comfort when stressed. In the early days, when we first started...