Will April snow bring May flowers?
I gave a speech in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday. The speech went great, but the drive was challenging. On the way down (a trip I …Read More
Category Archives: Planning
Better than I expected
This was a fairly low-key weekend. We are in the lull before the spring sports season starts in earnest. We were supposed to start baseball …Read More
Should you plan your leisure time, or does that take the fun out of it?
In the common narrative, we are all scheduled to the hilt. Our work lives are dictated by 15-minute slots on Outlook. So should you treat …Read More
The flowers are still here!
We got back from a manic spring break trip to San Diego on Saturday night. As mentioned in my last blog post, my magnolia was …Read More
Chasing the peak (and taking a break)
We have this lovely magnolia in the front yard. It blooms in riotous pink in early spring. The flowers last about a week, two if …Read More
The camp spreadsheet
Every year around this time, I come to the question of what we are doing this summer. It is a complicated question, as it involves …Read More
Good as these things go
Young children complicate the concept of leisure time. Weekends do not look like a textbook picture of relaxation. Still, it is possible to do some …Read More
A few weekend updates
Thank you to everyone who sent me kind wishes about my little guy. He seems to be doing better. A few more coughing fits but …Read More
Oyster bed life
I had heard a lot over the years about Gifts From The Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I had never read it. Since it was …Read More
Full of flowers and possibility
After a bitterly cold spell last week, all warmed up in the past few days. It is not spring yet. I spy more freezes on …Read More