I’m sitting here in my dining room looking out at the beautiful snowstorm raging on and it reminds me of when I had bronchitis many years ago. It hung on forever, much like this winter. Finally, I decided to ignore the discomfort, the coughing, the lack of energy, and pretend it was all better. I...
Category: Self-help
Post
Joy in the Window
I have a private space in my house, for the first time in my married life. “A room of my own”, in the words of Virginia Woolf. It is my practice space, but it is more than that. I have plants in the window and I have a bookshelf with various music paraphernalia on it,...
Post
Winter Up-date
I told you I’d bring you an up-date on my “winter” biking commitment. (Winter is in quotes there because we really haven’t gotten into the season proper yet.) Well, today started out cold (“felt like -18C”, according to the weather network) and I just couldn’t face the ride to work. I’m not giving up entirely,...
Post
Gearing up for the Long Winter
Despite what the calendar says, winter is here. Though there’s no snow on the ground, it’s cold enough to put on your winter coat and boots, so it’s winter in my book. The temperature might still spike for a day or two, but pretty soon it will be sub-zero, all the time. If you’re like...
Post
New Year and New Incarnation
It’s the beginning of February and I’m looking out onto the Tranquil Garden as I write. Right now there is only maybe 8 inches of snow on the ground, since last week’s sudden, short thaw. That means I can see various parts of plants sticking up as well as some garden fixtures I left out...