My medically mandated mid-day sun dodging is getting me down. For a period of weeks I’m strongly advised to stay out of the sun 10 A to 4 P- -a common recommendation for fair-complexioned folk and even more so given my recent tango with basal cell carcinoma. Since...

I know, I know this is a weird title. I can hear some of you laughing and others saying “Ewwww!” However, like the color orange in last week’s blog the topic of skin has crossed my thoughts a lot recently.   Skin is the largest organ of the human body- -  ...

Have you ever noticed when a color you don’t usually see seems to pop up all around you? Last Sunday I hit some kind of tipping point with the color orange.   I love orange! It was my favorite color before green.   I remember that, 9. When we first moved...

This week we are blogging about appearances. Lily, 9, what are your thoughts on the subject?   Appearances can be deceiving. The first appearance deceives many.   Hmm. Sounds like we might actually be talking about deception. And I guess that’s what we’re...

Just imagine: you’ve planned a three-day vacation for yourself! If you are like me, you haven’t traveled just for pleasure since 2011 so it really is time, yes? I made this plan in bleak February, the dates tied to a conference I was thinking of attending. Not long...

Dateline April 9, 2023: Come on Lily! Come on 9! We’re going on an expedition!   You mean an Easter egg hunt?   Great question but no, 9. I mean a real adventure. We’re going for a hike at Bennington Lake.   Isn’t it kind of cold for that?   Not if...