The holidays aren’t what they used to be, at least not for me. Although I have a remarkable collection of friends, I am alone for all or a good portion of nearly every holiday I can think of and a few I can’t. Not like the family gatherings that took place during the season. I […]
Autumn used to be my favorite time of year. Notwithstanding what lay ahead—the abundant snowfall, lack of light and bitter cold that were and perhaps still are a feature of Wisconsin winters—I welcomed the restart September implied. Some of my hopeful mood had to do with the start of a new school year, some with […]
How’s your summer been? Bumpy, right? Between inflation, residual COVID, tangled travel plans thanks to an overwhelmed airline industry, a cruel war that drags on, and crippling heat, it hasn’t been all fun and games. The mood is as heavy as the air. I get it. I was coping with shoulder surgery on one side, […]