This post from last year seems particularly relevant. Again this year, we’re deep in snow here at home in Moscow. Everything seems a production…walking the dog, bringing in wood, getting groceries. Boots and layers of clothing are necessary for a trip outside. We feel like […]

Here’s where it all started. Years ago, there was an enchanting house, moldering away in a beautiful pine woods. The first time I saw it, it was hidden up a long driveway and surrounded by a carpet of white violets and myrtle ground cover. The […]