It was good to be back at the camper this weekend. I feel a little robbed of my time there, given that Labor Day was late, we lost one whole weekend to a nor’easter, and…

While Hagia Sophia was a bit of a disappointment, Istanbul itself was incredible and did not disappoint at all. I took this phot of the Süleymaniye Mosque on the way back from our trip across…

My first inkling of trouble was when the taxi driver said, as we approached Sultanahmet Square, Hagia Sophia is under construction. Do not worry, he said, it is still open for tours. Okay, I thought…

Your world traveler has returned. Impressed. Tired. Grateful. Enriched. I have photos and stories to share with you all but for now, just this one . . . On the balcony of my hotel with…

It’s time to announce our next Read With Us selection, and I’m particularly excited about this one! Kym, Bonny, and I have chosen Partita by Barbara Kingsolver. I was fortunate enough to read an advance…

I didn’t mean to disappear just yet! But the week got ahead of me and here we are at Friday afternoon and I’m remembering to post. As you can see, the dahlias survived the nor’easter…

I used to choose a word for the whole year. I liked having something to guide me, but eventually I realized that one word felt like a lot to ask of twelve months. By the…

In a recent Zoom meet up with Bonny and Kym, we decided to start a new monthly series of blog posts called Off the Shelf. Essentially, we will be taking turns (with no set schedule…

You may have heard that we’ve got a nor’easter headed our way this weekend. I’m picking my dahlias hard in anticipation of some damage while also hoping that they make it through unscathed. Send good…

Sharing some photos I’ve taken lately. It’s not a slide show because we had to uninstall Jet Pack a couple of weeks ago (which is why you aren’t getting emails about posts right now) and…

Joining with Kat and friends today to talk knitting and books. I started a sock yesterday. I don’t know what the yarn is, I found it all ready to go in a bin in my…

Do you remember the 21st night of September? Well, on the 21st night of September in 1965, I was born. I don’t remember that first one, but I sure do remember a lot of them…