Dear Reader,One of the things I love most about my life is where I live...in the woods on a dirt road in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. And a few days ago, it was such a beautiful day that I took a photograph. This is the view out my dining room...

Dear Reader,Oh my word, it's already the middle of March! Where has the time gone? Wasn't it just Valentine's Day? In a minute, it'll be spring and before you know it, we'll be sweltering away in summer heat. Do I sound sad about that? Maybe a lil bi...

Bonjour, !First of all, happy second half of January. I sure hope the first half has been good to you all! It's been a minute since I've written to you all, and a lot has happened. While bad news keeps coming, laughter and the love of family make the...

...I'm trying a new newsletter platform. So here we are! Thanks to Olivia Gaines for putting me on to this site. Here's to good things happening from now on. If all else fails, I can always go back to where I was before, yeah?Anyway, this is just a t...