“Margaret, I didn’t know you were a runner.” “Oh, I’m not, not really” I said this the day after running my 19th half-marathon, and immediately sensed how ridiculous I sounded. “I mean, I’m not really an athlete. It’s more stubbornness than grace.” ********** I started running seriously when I was just out of college. IContinue reading >>
The End of Summer
Today would be a beautiful day if it weren’t the end of summer. Labor Day is here, which most of New England uses to mark the end of the warm, leisurely season. It’s a quiet, sunny day. Taking advantage of the empty roads this morning I set off on my bike, trying new paths, bravingContinue reading >>
What I’m into, August 2016
Summer ends now; now, barbarous in beauty… you didn’t think I would cruise into September without quoting Hopkins, did you? The days are getting shorter and the evenings cooler, and I’m linking up as always with Leigh Kramer sharing What I’m Into. Books Stories From the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor was our all-school readContinue reading >>
What I’m into, May/June 2015
It’s summer! Which means time for reading and playing outside. First, books: Gilead: A Novel I had heard Marilynne Robinson’s praises sung by my literary-minded friends for years and finally got into her best-known trilogy during the past months. This book has a daring construct – all the form of a letter written from anContinue reading >>