No matter how much we love a book, the experience of reading it isn’t complete until we can give it to someone who will love it as much as we do. – Ann Patchett One year ago I received a text that began the 3M (Mary, Michelle & me) conversation….
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. – May Sarton At this time last year we were setting up the garden for the very first time – raised beds purchased and assembled, a greenhouse, loads of compost…
We don’t remember days, we remember moments. – Cesare Pavese Back in March we spent an evening remembering being 17. One of the things I remembered was being part of the high school production of Guys & Dolls. I was the music director and played piano in a four-piece band, I…
And into the field I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. – John Muir The plan had been to book two weeks in the city for when our niece, Juha, would be going to summer camp at Young People’s Theatre downtown. We found a Yorkville condo that…
When things go wrong, don’t go with them. – Elvis Presley I was excited to have a townhouse booked downtown through AirBnB from May to October. The combination of downtown life, time at maoVee, and days at Idlewild felt appealing. While we did not really know exactly how it would…
