Category Archives: June

Father’s Day 2025 On another June morning four years ago, I was seated on the front porch of a coffee shop just a few feet from where I now write this. It was the hottest and brightest that a Driftless summer day can get. My laptop screen reflected the sun’s glare as customers filtered pastContinue reading “Simple Gifts”

©2021 Jen Salt June 18, 2023 Today’s post is more personal than usual despite not being about a person. Unless you’ve known me for a long time – or unless you’re a cat owner – it’s hard to convey how much of a role my family’s cat has played in my life. Suffice it toContinue reading “Pretty Good Kitty”

June 21, 2022 I never carry cash, but I felt guiltier than usual about it the other day when I walked past dueling lemonade stands. The two tables were set up across from each other on a silent back street. If they were relying on foot traffic, I would be their only visitor for aContinue reading “When Life Gives You…”

June 1, 2022 One of my favorite summer rituals, which I’ve mentioned before on this blog, is watching chimney swifts gather at their roost sites. I’m grateful to the friend who introduced me to these little guys – and pleased that I correctly guessed where they would be in my new town. It was aContinue reading “Gatherings”

June 30, 2021 My mind inevitably goes blank when someone asks me what I did yesterday (or over the weekend, or on Tuesday — wait, isn’t today Tuesday?!). Lately, though, that response has been close to the truth of what I’ve been doing: nothing. At least, nothing that strikes me as worth talking about. Don’tContinue reading “Something Happens”

June 17, 2021 Being a creative type, I spend a lot of time thinking about the next project I’d like to spend a lot of time thinking about. I was doing this recently when my thoughts turned to Dad’s musical. It’s not quite correct to refer to “Caffeine Dreams” this way. My father had atContinue reading “Father’s Day”

June 9, 2021 Last week, I attended the practice run of a webinar hosted by a group I volunteer with. I was invited because I didn’t know anything, which in this case isn’t an insult: my professional expertise is in translating scientific stories for a lay audience. For reasons I won’t go into, I hadContinue reading “Connection”

June 2, 2021 I just made a short visit to a place three degrees of latitude farther north. That’s not much for seasoned travelers, but it served to remind me that my home is only halfway to the equator. The farther north you go, the more the spring season is compressed into a few fleetingContinue reading “Seeing Double”

June 28, 2020 June has flown by, folks. Watch this space for a writing-related announcement early next week.

June 9, 2020 Despite constant reminders that all is decidedly not well in our world, life in my town appears to be returning to normal. The businesses on our main street have been open ever since the demise of Safer-at-Home. Kids are back on the playground; locals and visitors alike are back in our barsContinue reading “Another Summer”