Month: March 2026

Changeover has happened at the Thrift Shop.  You know it as soon as you glance into the shop.  Step in, and you can feel your spirits rise.  Spring colors are everywhere.  One round rack holds only turquoise and chartreuse tops.  Pastel colors are everywhere.  So is crisp drama—lots of black and white, even in the… Continue reading Changeover

     I’ve been on a quest this week.  Two, actually.  The March issue of Better Homes & Gardens offers a number of recipes featuring sorghum, which it describes as an ancient grain with a “lightly earthy flavor and satisfying chewiness,” “nutty and slightly sweet.”  The recipes looked like an interesting change of pace, so I… Continue reading Quests

Twigage.  The ground is covered with twigage.  With the strength of the wind today, we’re fortunate not to be wading through branchage.  Twigage is hard enough for Rascal, whose vision isn’t what it used to be.  I try to lead him a course free of impediment, but interesting scents entice him hither and yon, and… Continue reading Twigage

Daydreaming while walking around Thurston Pond last Sunday, I realized I was feeling quite chipper.  It’s always great to walk around the pond, but what in particular was giving me such a lift?  Then a bird sang, “Babalu.*”  Ahhh.  The red-winged blackbirds are back.  Spring will come.      When we were in elementary school, we… Continue reading Babalu