2023 – Driftless Grace

Illumination

May 16, 2023 It recently came about that my modest outdoor seating area got an upgrade in the form of lighting. I’ve never been against such a thing, but I admit it also never occurred to me before now. It wasn’t until the lights were up and running that I realized what a spartan existenceContinue reading “Illumination”

Caffeine Routine

April 10, 2023 While I’m more than happy to frequent my local coffee shops, I’ve also spent an inordinate amount of time and money creating my own “coffee station.” Call it a relic of COVID, or an adaptation to working from home. Or maybe I just like to stay in some mornings. All told, theseContinue reading “Caffeine Routine”

Marching On

March 21, 2023 Happy third birthday to this very blog! I started Driftless Grace in the first week of COVID lockdowns. It was a way of creating something positive from the chaos while also finally making good on my threats to start a blog. Since then, it has developed into a crucial part of myContinue reading “Marching On”

As the Snow Flies

March 10, 2023 “The beauty of being warm,” I once wrote in a class assignment, “is that at some point beforehand you were cold.” We were in the midst of a frigid Wisconsin winter. I wanted to capture the idea that experiencing bad weather makes taking refuge in a warm house that much sweeter. ThisContinue reading “As the Snow Flies”

Common Thread

February 8, 2023 While I wish I could sit in an empty room and write beautiful prose on my laptop for eight hours straight, such a thing has never happened. What’s more likely is that I’ll finish work some afternoon and find myself thinking of a few paragraphs I could get down. (Then I’ll editContinue reading “Common Thread”

Comfort Zone

January 3, 2023 My blog has now existed for three years, and I’m still writing about the pandemic. This wasn’t my intention – although I don’t think I had an intention in those early days. But I’m at peace with it. Countless things have changed for me because of what happened in 2020; I wouldContinue reading “Comfort Zone”