Category Archives: January

January 11, 2026 With gratitude to George Vukelich Reading my mid-January journal entries from previous years has yielded a pattern. As the new year turns away from “New Year’s” and into the longest winter month, I seem to be perpetually frustrated with myself for staying home. Seasonal depression is enough to tangle with on itsContinue reading “A Grace Walks Into a Bar”

New Year’s Day 2026 If I am in the right mood and have a few free hours, I like to wander from room to room in my apartment searching for items I can give away. The mental boost of purging unneeded stuff from my space is addicting. It feels like I’m working towards some idealContinue reading “Trailhead”

January 28, 2025 I received an unintended compliment at the gas station a few weeks ago when a friend told me, “I didn’t know you had a car!”. It’s true that I try to make most trips on foot in this town where most of the amenities are on the same few blocks. It wasContinue reading “Wintermezzo”

January 12, 2025 Last month, as Spring Green prepared to be swept up in the annual holiday whirlwind, I witnessed a miracle. I found myself in a warm room full of people one Friday night, with more of my fellow-citizens coming in all the time. And everyone who walked through the door was smiling. ThisContinue reading “Minor Miracle”

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”

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”

(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?”