Monthly Archives: February 2016
The Cake that Takes the Cake
Bob the Baker (aka Robert Chaffee of Augusta Bakery) has a long history of making excellent birthday cakes for Sage, but this year’s cake truly takes the cake, both literally and figuratively. Sage asks for a different theme this year, and this year he wanted a water park. Somehow, Bob managed to go from Sage’s […]
Unexpected Turkeys
I emerged from my grandma’s assisted living facility last week, blinking in the unaccustomed sunshine. It had been a routine visit; believe you me, when you’re visiting someone who’s 96 years old, the lack of surprises is a good thing. But surprises were yet to come… Startled, I peered down at the tracks in the […]
The Snow Day
The warnings were almost apocalyptic last Tuesday morning: “Almost a foot of snow!” “Blowing!” “Drifting” “Treacherous roads!” “White out conditions!” Although the world was calm and lovely, trees coated in hoarfrost, valleys distant and dreamlike under their spell, local meteorologists were adamant that the peace was only temporary. The world was holding its breath, waiting […]
Moments of Unexpected Beauty 