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Easter 2021

April 4, 2021

Easter 2021 was different, thanks to COVID-19. But I did my best.

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

March 16, 2021

Sometimes we think we understand things we really have no clue about.

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

December 7, 2020

I was 21 when my baba died. This was my first experience with the death of someone who was really close to me, but I

November 29, 2020

I just finished The Company We Keep by Canadian writer Frances Itani. It’s about six grieving strangers who have lost or are in the process