Apr 2, 20202 minHeron SignA great egret came to the edge of my pond again yesterday. When I saw him the first time about a week ago I thought he was a blue heron,...
Oct 16, 20192 minShoulder SeasonI heard the phrase “shoulder season” the other day, and it stuck with me. Fall is one of the slim ends of the year, a turning point. The...
Jun 17, 20192 minThis New Canaan MotherIt’s been over three weeks since Jennifer Dulos went missing. There are pictures of her on signs in town, a pretty brunette, smiling,...
Mar 24, 20192 minDeclatteringIt was technically spring last week, although here in the northeast it still feels like winter. This morning was freezing, raw winds...
Jan 22, 20193 minMeeting Lucy in BarbadosLucy is my daughter’s year old Great Dane, and I met her for the first time last weekend. She is as tall as a Shetland pony, but where...
Dec 1, 20183 minMy Millennial ThanksgivingThis year I had five millennials for Thanksgiving dinner and it didn’t really hit me until later that I was the old person at the table....
Sep 3, 20182 minInto the WindThere are ripples on the water, a soft breeze blowing against my face as we sail. The jib unfurls and my body unwinds in response, as if...
Jun 18, 20182 minSheddingSummer finally arrived in Connecticut yesterday. We’ve had the wettest, coldest spring since I moved here, almost seven years ago....
Mar 21, 20182 minMarch StormsHank is waiting for me to do something, hoping I will either scratch the top of his butt or get up from where I sit at the kitchen table...
Jan 31, 20182 minHankMy daughter gave me a plate for Christmas that has a black lab painted on it. “Doesn’t it look just like Hank?” she asked when I opened...