In the French town of Metz, people took their dragon story and what-ifed the story into something really grand.
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As anticipated in my post looking back on March, April meant a lot more moving around, given weather improvements and the shift to summer time.
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Switzerland got turned on and tuned into jazz music in the 1910s and the country’s love for the art form continues today. If you love jazz, you’ll love Switzerland.
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And the reading hasn’t stopped! Here are the books I read in the first three months of 2025, with my favorites in bold (as always).
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Nothing like having more light in the evenings to bring this hibernating bear into the new season.
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Makes sense that every industry we can imagine has its own conference somewhere, no? So why not the circus?
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Despite a head cold and the death of my ancient computer at midmonth, I managed to forge ahead with my work. How’s that for determination?
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When life gives you lemons, glue ‘em on a truck and call it a parade.
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January Januaried, if that makes any sense. Morale low entering February, but I’ll power through. I always do.
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I’ve had an itch to evolve the blog again, based on my recent musings about the types of communion I crave.
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Do you consider Switzerland the hot air ballooning capital of the world? No. Well, maybe you should.
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Of all the books I read in 2024, which do I rate as the best of the best? (And how did I decide?)
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As always, I have bolded my particular favorites. I loved many others on the list, though, so don’t assume I didn’t if one you loved or want to read isn’t in bold!
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I devoted December to meeting my writing objectives as far in advance of the end of the year as possible so that I could spend quality time unwinding with my spouse before the advent of 2025.
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Legends of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance tell stories of boiling oil poured on attackers trying to scale the ramparts—but how about some soup?
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I got to thinking recently that nowhere I love and nowhere I’ve traveled has had a museum of storytelling and literature.
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Community is essential for our health and well being, but it’s not easy to find. Here are three ways to build community and social connection that worked for me.
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The good news is that, unlike last month, I managed to carve out a little more social time amid all the writing work and the other work.
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