This past week we had a major snowstorm in Maine (along with other parts of the country), dropping over a foot of snow on us. Happily, I...

I’ve now eaten at two restaurants in what used to be former churches, and the difference could hardly be more extreme. My first such...

In the Christmas song “Soul Cake”, one of the lyrics is: “Go down into your cellar/ and see what you can find.” I was thinking of that...

I don’t remember how old I was when we started making sugar cookies for Christmas, but it quickly became a tradition. As I described it...

When I got back from my week in Paris, I was telling my neighbor a little about the experience. She asked, “And did you try all kinds of...

I recently participated in a lay-led worship service at my church, one of many in the past few years. During coffee hour, a woman told me...

Growing up, I never had a lot of flexibility around when I was going to have a meal. I don’t remember the specifics from when I was...

Ah, Halloween. It’s a rather strange holiday when you think about it, and for me, at least, a conflicted one as well. When I was...

There’s a line in Alanis Morissette’s song “Mary Jane” that goes: “I hear you’re losing weight again Mary Jane / Do you ever wonder who...

I’ve recently started doing a little yoga, both to get something different into my exercise routine, and also hoping that it will help...