May 27, 2021

Image: Barbara Ryther Repotting An hour spent at the plant nursery is a better hour than most!  So many plants, each one an old friend or a new possibility.  The first thing I grow in a new garden is questions….Where will the sun shine?  Where will the squirrels dig? ...

May 20, 2021

Image: Ryan Mails Spirit’s Comin’ On Sunday, May 16th, the St. George’s choir sang together in person for the first time in over 14 months. Since we are all now fully vaccinated, we were able to not only sing in the same room (Thank you, CDC!) but also give REAL hugs!...

May 13, 2021

Image: Sudie Blanchard The poem below was written for a poetry workshop here at RiverWoods in Durham. It speaks of the shedding I did last fall, when Peter and I said goodbye to our home in York. I hesitated to share it here, because it is so much about my own...

May 6, 2021

Image: Nina Bisognani Time Time is everything. Time to grow. Time out.  Poor timing.We spend most of our time waiting: for the children, the future,A better year. Time passes. And yet, we continue to wait.We wait for the pandemic to end; for economic reliefAnd social...