By now many of you have resigned yourself to spending another month at home with your closest friends and relatives, including your cousin Darryl, and your other cousin Darryl. Things might be getting tense. How about a virtual nature walk to take the edge off?
Read moreWhen Will Our Garden Grow?
Spring feels years away and, somehow, like it will arrive tomorrow. Our to-do list taunts us with its ability to regenerate two items for each one crossed off. But if tackling the beast means the promise of fresh eggs, a mountain of cherry tomatoes, and eventually honey and goat cheese… then game on.
Read moreLooking in Our Rearview Mirror
With the pages of the calendar flipping like leaves in a windstorm, 2019 is almost over. While we both did some reflecting in our last couple of posts, these last few days of December seem like the right time to evaluate our very big year together.
Read moreHome, Home on the Grange
When we left California, Bryon and I bid farewell to an intricate web of friends. Different groups scattered across the Bay Area—friends from my time in the wine business, Bryon’s nearly two decades at Visa, my non-profit work, our gardening exchange, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir family.
Read moreGreener Grass
After leaving my job last February, a colleague asked me to stay in touch and confirm whether or not the grass is actually greener after corporate life. I am happy to report that it is, in fact, much greener:
Read moreOur Journey to the Boistfort Valley
Growing up on a gravel road about 10 miles outside the limits of Clinton, Mississippi, the 15 or so minutes into town often meant the difference between yes and no. Why we couldn’t have pizza for supper (because mom and dad weren’t in the mood to go pick up from Mazzio’s). Why some friends didn’t make it to my slumber party (because their parents didn’t feel like driving to the boonies and back again).
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