February 22, 2021 “The cold and gray just wears me down.” -Hot Rize I should say in regards to my last post that I take no issue with winter. I’m happy to live in a place that has a healthy four seasons. But when winter offers up its first snowstorm on Halloween (two years inContinue reading “Spring’s Eternal”
Author Archives: Driftless Grace
Twelve Months
February 8, 2021 We haven’t reached the one-year mark for CoViD lockdown yet, but it could be said that my own virus saga started last February. At the beginning of that month, I came down with one of the worst chest colds I’ve ever had. I lost my senses of smell and taste (as IContinue reading “Twelve Months”
En Marchant
January 23, 2021 I’ve had a lot to reflect on lately, and find I need to be as active physically as I am mentally. My daily walks give me time to think and have the effect of wearing my worries away. Because of this need, my walks have continued apace despite the Wisconsin winter pressingContinue reading “En Marchant”
Great Expectations?
(If by chance you’re reading this blog for the first time after following the link in Voice of the River Valley, welcome! This is about all there is to it.) January 10, 2021 A few days ago, I was trying to describe my thoughts about the first week of 2021. Without thinking, I said thatContinue reading “Great Expectations?”
Yet Another Piece About Coffee
January 1, 2021 In case you don’t think patience pays off: an essay about local coffee shops that I started a couple of years ago was just published in Voice of the River Valley. Click here to read! Sending wishes for a peaceful 2021 to your corner of the world.
Pause and Reflect
December 22, 2020 The other day, in a fit of boredom (okay, let’s be honest: procrastination), I made a mental list of the things I wished I could be doing at that moment. In no particular order, they were: 1) sit in a coffee shop and people-watch; 2) get a big group of volunteers togetherContinue reading “Pause and Reflect”
Deck Them Halls and Ho Ho Ho
[Merry Christmas to me! Driftless Grace now has a shiny new domain name, driftlessgrace.com.] December 12, 2020 I moved to my apartment building in December of 2017. (If you’re a longtime reader of this blog and feeling confused, I’m now onto my second unit in the same building.) Those first weeks were magical. I lovedContinue reading “Deck Them Halls and Ho Ho Ho”
Higher Calling
November 21, 2020 In case you don’t think 2020 has been a bizarre year, I call your attention to Exhibit A: last week, my mom’s cat turned down food for the first time in his 10-year life. My fawning over Ash the cat, to continue a theme from my last post, is one of thoseContinue reading “Higher Calling”
Another Another Summer
November 9, 2020 The rattling of dry leaves on the sidewalk outside my window signals a change in the weather. This unusual (to put it mildly) warm spell has come to an end. The conditions now moving in are still tolerable but more November-appropriate. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray, asContinue reading “Another Another Summer”
Leaving October
October 23, 2020 I’m convinced that the recent spike of CoViD cases in Wisconsin is due to the onrush of cold weather. People are scrambling to hold family gatherings, attend athletic events, and visit that restaurant one last time before we all dig in for the winter. For my part, the weekly trips to myContinue reading “Leaving October”
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