the little tree Merry holidays, everyone. It’s almost midnight, my room is a disaster and I need to pack for a roadtrip. Rama, his brother Henry and I leave for Texas tomorrow, and we don’t come back until the 1st of the year. I’m looking forward to the drive, and the cheery hugs hello, and […]

When I was a little girl, “thirty” sounded ancient and mysterious. So did getting married and having a checking account and driving your very own car wherever you want. It must be amazing, I thought, to be all grown up! I couldn’t imagine life getting any better than that and I certainly couldn’t imagine getting […]

Among the usual jogging and walking suspects around the reservoir this morning, I saw a woman stretching by a tree. She was squatting with her arms wide open. When I drove several more yards, I saw a tiny toddler racing toward her. I looked back and realized she wasn’t a woman taking a pause in […]