Archives for August 2025

You should make a mess.

Even when over five years of age.

Just as it’s amazing what you find when you empty out an old drawer after years of throwing all moments of indecision into it.

There are so many types of discovery.

Creative discovery of a different sort.

Ferment ideas slowly and examine the aroma.

There are so many scents, trails, styles and wiles.

The discrete charm of discretion and discernment.

Tune, test, and enjoy.

Good for you.

The vinegar of the situation.

After years learning from miss Smith we never discovered exactly what her use of the word vinegar meant.

She used it in contexts near and far, sweet and sour…and so on.

The mystery must stay secret.

Otherwise all of us will change our thirteen year old perceptions of her as a person, a teacher and prophet.

Are we flowers?

They asked this on the first day.

After that they always smiled at us.

We had conversations.

We exchanged baked beans and lobster.

A long time ago.

Half-time or half the time.

What if the difference were important?

In other news….the grass is greener when it grows.

Shout out to the ocean’s primary movers.

Surf one, sail two, swim three…and more.