For those of you who were in touch this fall, I wish to apologize for my tedious kvetching about the new kitchen and office project being installed. I found it difficult living with all the discombobulation and upheaval, the lack of any normal pattern to my days, the constant presence of others in my home,…
I am not what anyone would call a spontaneous individual. The pattern of my life for the most part has bordered on the somnolent. So it came as a shock to me-myself-and-I, as well as those who knew me back then, that I should leave behind a successful career in Library-Land to pursue a degree…
This summer in New England we have had brutal heat, extreme winds, and monsoon rains. Making plans in advance has been a real challenge. One’s only option has been the Russian roulette thing … put your finger on a date, make plans, and hope for the best. Sometimes it was possible to make a…