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It's all about process, whether it's story building or housebuilding. That's why I love this story about a man who loves wood and has spent thirty years whittling his own house. He's not done, but he loves the process. … [Read more...] about Whittling

It’s one of those days, one of those lovely fall days, today. When Rich and I were out at the Pal this morning I was reminded of E.B. White’s response to someone who asked what the message was in Charlotte’s Web. He said, “All I wanted to say, all I ever want to say is that I love the world.” It’s one of those … [Read more...] about Exploring the Spaces of Our Lives

I love stories about events that really happened and people who really lived--and kids do, too. And today I am especially pleased to share the biography of the famous mime Marcel Marceau--Monsieur Marceau--written by my friend Leda Schubert, illustrated by Gerard DuBois, and just published by Roaring Brook. Leda opens … [Read more...] about Monsieur Marceau: A Silent Performer, Captured in Words

It seems about a year ago that I wrote of the tree falling on our house. It's long gone, now we have seedling grass growing, and thoughts of what kind of new tree. And in the meantime, we've been to Maine laughed and hugged and cried with family--and eaten my brother David's blueberry pie, been to Madison laughed and … [Read more...] about Looking at Re-Entry

Really! That tree, in saying its crashing farewell left all that plaster in the closet. And all those piles of old clothes, damp books, and stuff saved, stuff that once had life but life has moved on. Really it is time to sort it and pass it along to someone for whom it will be almost as good as new. But I don't want to … [Read more...] about Not Thinking About the Plaster