My year of making time to read (plus a most memorable books list)
As I write this on December 20, I have read 134 books since January 1. Some have been short (Ann Patchett's Getaway Car). Others have …Read More
Category Archives: Happiness
Birthday thoughts
I may have celebrated a birthday this week. It was not a milestone birthday, though it is one leading me perilously close to a major …Read More
5 reasons I won’t be simplifying Christmas this year
(Laura’s note: A version of this post ran in November, 2012, and then another version in November, 2015. It remains an audience favorite.) It's that time …Read More
My 2017 holiday fun list — what’s on yours?
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, probably not; as I write this it is 43 degrees and rainy, so there are no …Read More
Friday musings: Planning a balanced life
We are in for our first freeze tonight. The temperature is supposed to drop to 23 by Saturday morning, which means the fall flowers may …Read More
It’s still fall for a few more weeks, but here’s how I did on the Fall Fun List
I really love fall. I love the colors, the crisp weather, the cozy feeling that winter is coming but is not yet here. Unlike summer, …Read More
Lux Aeterna
This was All Souls Sunday, and the chamber choir I recently joined performed Faure's Requiem during the service. It was quite an experience -- quite …Read More
What I’m into, November edition
I love November. Here in southeastern Pennsylvania the month starts with peak fall color. It ends with the coziness of the holiday season. The air …Read More
Possibilities
I put on my fall fun list that I wanted to go to Cape May to see the autumn colors on the shore. Cape May …Read More
The saga of the broken office chair
I am writing this while sitting on an office chair with a hole in it. It's a Restoration Hardware dining chair that has been repurposed …Read More