She's halfway through her freshman year already. It has been a season of firsts. Learning curves. Turning pages.  My Sweet Louise. I picked her up from school this afternoon, like I've done so many times. That broad, beautiful smile spanning her glowing face. A typical teenage day spent in a multiple choice existence. Foreign language... Continue Reading →

Yesterday, fog was rising from the fields. The world awash in sepia tones. Light shines at a different slant than it did just weeks ago. Birdsong has taken on an air of spring. And the geese are headed north again. … I had bundled up for my walk at the park this morning. Brisk but... Continue Reading →

What's your favorite snow day memory? I'm going to date myself, here...but I can remember waking up on those cold, white, winter mornings. The ones when my four siblings and I were all huddled in the kitchen around the AM radio, waiting for them to announce our school. Alphabetically, we were toward the end of... Continue Reading →

We were looking for something to do. Something out of the ordinary. A change of pace in the sometimes mundane stretches of a Midwest winter. A fresh perspective. So we traveled to the site of historical reenactment. Nouvelle Annee: A French Garrison 1758. An opportunity to experience a winter with the French of Fort Miamis.... Continue Reading →