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It’s been months since I’ve attempted a blog post. Just haven’t felt up to it, as there’s no good news...

09 August, 2023
11 Months

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="500" class="aligright"] roof of the garden shed[/caption] I thought I saw a hummingbird yesterday day, so I made...

15 April, 2023
A Late Valentine

[caption id="attachment_4599" align="alignleft" width="367"] Oliver[/caption] Last night I heard a pack of coyotes yipping and yapping like college kids on a...

16 February, 2023
Our Cancerland

As Jill’s cancer worsens, I’m anxious to render as best I can the full picture—which is to say we’re not...

02 September, 2022
We Have No Air Conditioning

We feel this most keenly during July and August, as we stew in the muggy mid-Atlantic swelter. Two months of...

07 August, 2022
Triple Dose of Ritalin

Lately, I’ve been finding comfort in reading Charles Bukowski’s poetry, probably because he was so ruined and honest on the...

19 June, 2022
I want my monkey!

I want my monkey! [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400"] forsythia in bloom[/caption] Spring alert: the most invasive weed on our property is “wild...

09 April, 2022
She Wakes Up Laughing

Reading the sad chronicle of the journey I'm taking with Jill can't be easy, I know. And it's not getting...

04 March, 2022
Our Deadline

Once a month I drive Jill to her oncologist for testing and treatment. Typically the visit takes about two hours....

07 January, 2022
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