Asides

  • Back-to-school Day 3

    Today, Monday, was the start of my 8-year-old’s first full week of school. The first two days was a beautiful and overwhelming flood of humanity. We ALL showed up for our little people.  Today, while there are less bodies, parents are still reconnecting on the blacktop. I think we need this in-person back-to-school experience as…

  • Displaced

    Displaced

    A year ago, in the middle of the pandemic, a friend from our co-op preschool family hopped on FaceTime before our kids took over and asked me if I was taking any classes. “Are you still in school?” she asked. “Who me? Nah, I took the semester off to help with distance learning.” “Me too,”…

  • Quietly Abundant Gratitude

    This post was all Patrick Remer’s idea. Because what can anyone say at a time like this? Everything is just so heavy. And yet, to look outside at a pristine spring day, at a still, serene world that looks so beautiful and so ripe with possibility. The mountain is still green, deep into spring. All…