The 21st of this month would have been my and Charlie’s fortieth wedding anniversary. So I’ve been sadder than usual. Then the marvelous Dani Greer shared this article from Psychology Today called “6 Tips for Getting Work Done While Feeling Sad and Hopeless”, by Eric…
As I recall, Piglet said that in a Winnie the Pooh cartoon. Our kids picked it up, and we’ve used it ever since, snapping it into place in all sorts of situations. Also, down around these parts, a mess is a big bunch of food.…
Barbara Mertz, Barbara Michaels, Elizabeth Peters. In case you don’t know (and I didn’t until I was middle-aged), they’re all the same person. Barbara Mertz, the woman’s born name, was a regular kid from Chicago who grew up to earn a PhD. in Egyptology. My…
