I've been enjoying many things while visiting you. Your landscapes are beautiful and varied, the food fantastic, and the sun is so very welcome in winter. Your talents are multiple: hand made baskets, rugs, jewelry, shoes, music, football! Your people have wonderful, warm smiles. Your mountains are austere giants and your deserts full of unexpected... Continue Reading →
The Mars Rover
I went on a hike last week in the Alps. I think going up there in the summer is going to be about as sad as reading the news soon; the area has been so ravaged by climate change. There are heavy scars where glaciers used to be, and dry, crispy grass where there used... Continue Reading →
Zen and cows
I dream of elephants and hippos when I'm happy. I guess for me pachyderms are synonymous with joy, or maybe it's just that they're big, and when I'm happy I think of big things. They're not huggable. They're dangerous, in real life, but when I'm happy, I dream of living with a small elephant, and... Continue Reading →
The Sound of My Heart Breaking
Who can think of anything else at the moment but THE BUG? Covid-19. Coronavirus. I look at the statistics in the morning, and watch the US climb by a hundred deaths a day. David Sedaris once wrote that in the US, Americans were taught to think "We're number 1!" without ever thinking that no other... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 