Two friends have gifted me with non-fiction books recently. Last week I mentioned Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. The second, very different, but also excellent, is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. When I was down to the last twenty-five pages, I went to a restaurant because I didn’t want to finish it alone. I’m sure the waiter was worried about me, because my best … [Read more...]
May Day offers a reminder of the power of kindness
Opening my computer to write this article, I realized it’s May Day:-) The May basket tradition began in the 1800s when people marked May 1st by hanging baskets of flowers or sweets on neighbors’ doorknobs, knocking on the door, and running, hoping not to be discovered. May Day was a big deal when I was a kid with four sisters. We decided what unique May Day baskets to … [Read more...]