Love Made Visible

by | Oct 17, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

There’s a moment each autumn when the glory of the season itself catches me by surprise. If you live in New England—or have visited in, say, October—you probably know what I mean: sunlight, robin’s egg blue skies and golden, orange and crimson...

Intoverted Extrovert

by | Oct 19, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

I am pretty sure that my dear husband would tell you just about the funniest thing I ever told him was that I thought I was an introvert. He nearly spit in my face laughing at that one. My response was to burst out laughing with him first, and then try to explain what...

Mash-Ups

by | Oct 22, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Stacking intensity in the form of a little too much community organizing (fabulous, important and interesting as it is) alongside too much hanging-around time for the kids (illness for one of them, three-day weekend for all, a fourth day off for two of them) last week...

Learning New Tricks

by | Oct 24, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Every time I think about what elementary school calls upon a child to do, I start to feel almost dizzy. I mean there’s an array of subjects like math, reading, social studies, science and music, art, plus maybe a language. There’s all this stuff to...