Late November and early December have been extremely busy. I proofread SEEING JOY three times. Koehler Books held a cover poll. And the winner was […]
Stats on Books
Winter is coming early, with snow predicted this week, up to six inches, so it’s time to share a final photo from Fall 2025. The […]
Arlington Author Salon Holds Book Fair
Yesterday the Arlington Author Salon held its annual book fair. We welcomed 19 local authors who sold books published in 2025 or 2024. The energy […]
View from Mass General
Bostonians are fortunate to have an excellent hospital like Mass General! Here’s the view from the ninth floor. You can see the golden dome of […]
Democracy at Stake
How beautiful autumn can be! I love this season with its abundance of color. When I fly back from Sweden and the plane descends, I […]
Back in the USA
I’ve been home from Sweden for two weeks. Here’s a photo of one of my favorite buildings up in Lulea, a small city 100 miles […]
Back from the Dead …
I have been in Sweden for three weeks, visiting my stroke-victim husband, so rather than describe daily life here, I thought I’d share an amazing […]
Books I’m Reading
Over the next month, I will read Allegra Goodman’s Isola, Ben Shattuck’s The History of Sound, and Weina Ramsel’s The Master Jeweler. All three authors […]
Urging Others to Speak Out
On GPS, Fareed Zakaria’s CNN Sunday morning news program, Brown scholar Omer Bartov stated Sunday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile, the IDF […]
Attending a Reading at Parkside
Few people understand the time involved in writing a blog. New bloggers discover it’s a commitment, a demanding addition to an already busy life. I […]