Small Moments of Great Reward

The line went something like this: "Remember when we raked the ashes to find nails?" I read that line maybe 45 years ago i...

Rereading a collection of essays by Reeve Lindbergh, I came across this quote by theologian Donald Nicholl: "Hurry is a form of violenc...

From the blog "pineapple pieces" Last week was Concert Week, leading up to the BIG concert on Sunday. And it was a BIG conc...

(c) Patrick Smith, for The Nature Conservancy It being March 1, I flipped over calendar pages today to the fresh month. This phot...

As I often vent to my friend Margo, how did I get to my age (almost 56) and not know about this or that book? How , I ask you? The lates...

We don't go in for Valentine's Day at our house. No flowers, no lace dripping cards, no candlelit dinners. Nothing big or showy, o...

Everything happens in life. Some of what happens in life is terrible. We know this is true because it has always been true. But there is ano...