Monthly Archives: December 2013

I’m nearly out of cheerful, optimistic, silver-lined ways of viewing this past week of hard-hitting winter weather. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger (Nietzche). I surely hope that statement will prove true for some of those nearly-dead plants. Like … Continue reading →

Planning for my family holidays is always a little chaotic. Who is hosting? What to bring? Who will drive? Usually my mother, my sister and I drive down to my aunt’s house for the big extravaganza. Sometimes we spend the … Continue reading →

The clocks have returned to real time. Darkness falls while I’m still at work. From now until spring I can contemplate my future life plans under dim lamplight. Meanwhile, I’ve been gathering leaves to make decoupage bookmarks as Christmas gifts. … Continue reading →

My family heritage hails from Minnesota. It makes little sense that my Scandinavian ancestors left their homeland, traveled across the ocean, then built new fireplaces in a place with sub-zero winters. Maybe it’s because winter sports are built into their … Continue reading →

Woulda, shoulda, coulda. As much is I hate to live in the land of regrets, if I had known the weather was going to be 70 degrees for the past two weeks, I would have done a few things differently. … Continue reading →