The outage

August 9, 2020

After five days without internet and four days without electricity or water (I have a well), I woke up at …

Pumpkin bread in a can recipe

March 22, 2020

People are getting annoyed by my obsessing over the coronavirus outbreak. Those managing to stay positive or in denial, depending …

January 12, 2020

The experience of New England spring-like weather in mid-January is a wondrous treat. Reaching 69 degrees under a cloudless sky …

September 7, 2017

It disturbed me when the Seinfeld series ended. It was a disappointment to countless viewers, reminded again that all good …

September 2, 2016

Here I am, sitting outside on a picture-perfect day and feeling happy with my decision to hire The Maids, a …