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Crosswords
July 12, 2021
I’ve been a word nerd for as long as I can remember. And I’ve been a cruciverbalist—a crossword fan—since at least junior high. That’s when
In Praise of Grandmothers
July 6, 2021
I’m a baba. Truth be told, I’m a proud-as-can-be, floating-on-air, tickled pink-and-blue baba who thinks her grandson is the cutest, brightest, smartest little boy in
Easter 2021
April 4, 2021
Easter 2021 was different, thanks to COVID-19. But I did my best.
More Mysterious Little Birds
March 23, 2021
My recent epiphany about the folk song “Alouette” brought to mind some other bird songs from my childhood—folk songs my Baba Fill taught me in
Mysterious Little Birds
March 16, 2021
Sometimes we think we understand things we really have no clue about.
The Scoop on Poop
December 30, 2020
Poop has been in the news lately. Not the kind that our politicians dish out (although there’s been plenty of that too). But all sorts