Do you ever feel like my hosta? You’re done. You held yourself up, you went through wind and sun and rain, days and nights, and now… It’s fall. Little leaves are falling. Big leaves are falling… I think back to…

Do you remember all the anticipation you felt about who your teacher was, at the end of summer before school started when you were young? Who’s in charge? What am I in for this coming year? I know that sense…

I’m home. Home from Algeria. Time to get back in the saddle, right? As I was writing this, I thought of Ariella’s school in Algeria (the American Institute) that she started and now she and Ramzi run together. It’s a…

Color ! Fall is here. And so am I – until…. I fly to Algeria next week. Algeria? Yes, Algeria. My daughter, Ariella, is celebrating her marriage to Ramzi Nia in Algiers. And I, who am not an eager traveler,…

Have you ever encountered a bear? A number of years ago, my daughter’s partner Lynn was visiting here at Squam Lake. I believe it was her first visit. She was working at a desk in the back bedroom – called…

Do you have something you’d rather not talk about? You don’t want to talk about it AND you kind of suspect the other person isn’t all that interested. Especially if it’s been asked. And asked. That’s lyme. If you’ve had…

Are you noticing the longer nights? The shorter days? Do you live where it gets really dark at night? That’s one thing I love about Squam. You feel the seasons. I was out in my kayak with Peaches this morning.…

You’ve experienced sweet interruptions to your ongoing life rhythm, right? My dear sister Louisa just “happened by” as she intimated. A day long drive from Sorrento, Maine to Squam Lake: not what I would call easy. She was glowing from…

Who doesn’t want to feel good? Or for summer never to end? I was just out doing my time in the lake, bobbing in my inner tube, sensing the cooler and warmer spots, but loving the chance to be in…