We took last Friday off of work so made the drive to Wakefield Thursday night. Here are the low lights: When we arrived a...

Well look at this! A poet who recently published a collection of poems about dogs! Mary Oliver's Dog Songs tops my Christmas list th...

  Nuthatch   Kirsten Dierking   What if a sleek, grey-feathered nuthatch   flew from a tree and offered to perch   on your left sho...

We haven't had to do much large-scale renovation work to the Round Pond house. We purchased it furnished and added a few small pieces o...

It doesn't feel right to write anything. This has been the hardest thing we've experienced and I know eventually those feelings wil...

I guess there is no denying it now. Hasta la vista summer. Saturday really felt like the first day of fall so we drove over to Kelly...

Simon took Merwin for a walk and while they were out, I placed a trail of treats on the floor...all roads lead to birthday cakes and it ce...

We've reached that crucial day of the year again...the one where I make a fool of myself staging an elaborate birthday celebration for ...

        A Monday in May          Ted Kooser         It rained all weekend,         but today the peaked roofs         are as dusty an...

Whew, I'm glad we're reaching the end of this silly task as it is really making me restless. I saved the real kicker for last; ...