SUMMER and what you thought would be completely doable suddenly becomes Boot Camp for the unwary. Does this happen to you? You look at…
As I wrote this post it happened to be during Holy Week. After a difficult few days when Denis' mother suffered a nosebleed that…
It is an interesting exercise to ask friends what changes going on in our world seem to them to be most significant. The answers…
Going Home We are saddened by the recent death of Denis’ mother. At the same time just when we’d almost lost hope of spring…
A Salt Dough Creche Soire One December, many years ago when I was still into crafting like my redemption depended on it, I decided…
Today like many summer days, I sit at my desk hoping to make some progress on my current manuscript. For any writer, not just…
We are living in the icebox nation right now. A few nights ago it was 17 below zero with a wind chill that brought…
Northern Minnesota December As a child I loved December best of all months. It held the two most important days of the year—my birthday…
As Christmas approaches with the speed of an escaping mouse, you were wondering what to give that special picky person in your life who…
Have Smartphones and iPhones destroyed a generation of teenagers? asks a recent article in The Atlantic written by Jean Twenge. The piece that appeared in the most…
Sunflower seeds? Dried meal worms? Leftover oatmeal from breakfast? The girls are used to my presence and most curious about what treats I'm…
I’ve been working on a sequel to The Exact Place, and have been reading old letters from the past, dare I say, 50 years?…
