When the virus first got in the news, I heard the phrase “two years” and (being me) I knew to latch onto that—so that I wouldn’t have a bunch of false hopes and disappointments. It’s my nature to immediately go,... Read More

“Mommy, can I go play outside?” When I heard those words coming from a young girl’s mouth, I shook the mother’s hand and said, “You’ve raised your child right!” Children should want to go outside. Playing under trees (and in... Read More

Bill Bryson is my favorite writer, and this is from his book about Australia, Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country: “Sydney has whole districts filled with palatial houses that seem to consist of nothing but balconies and plate glass,... Read More