A Single Moment
In her memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion focuses on how life can change in a single moment. Her husband dies suddenly, while … Read more
moving
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
When we first moved to this house I was convinced we’d never move. I wrote: “At some point you have to take a deep breath, … Read more
September: The Start of a New Year
We’re halfway through September. The evenings are getting cooler, and we’ve been getting light rain showers every few days. In the mornings when I do … Read more
The Bad Neighbour
Last fall I spent a couple of hours one sunny afternoon digging holes in the gravel at the edge of our driveway and dropping in … Read more
