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I saw a bunch of therapists during my difficult thirties. I was divorced, my business was a constant source of stress, and life was a
On long drives to New York City to visit our grandparents we took the Taconic Parkway and then the Sawmill River Parkway, and then other
Our drive was long and steep, and though paved, it provided lots of its own excitement. Sledding down the driveway was terrific, and if you
Aside from the fairly short lived experiment with chickens, we had an assortment of other animals over the first few years: a cow named Susie
The first thing that comes to me when I think about my parents – in this case I mean mostly my father – they were
My memory of our first visit to the farm was one of joy; it was hugely exciting for all of us. I think we probably
We lived on a quiet street in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, until 1953 when we moved to Mahopac to follow my father’s dream of having a
I got a bow and arrow for my birthday, my fourth birthday in 1953. My older brother Dan and I were both captured by the
This is yet another of my supermarket encounters. Walking in at about the same time as another fellow: his appearance spoke loudly. He was quite
While taking pix of bird nests in birdhouses I dropped my phone in the grass. Somehow… it took a photo, all on its own. There
My previous Moment of Joy was rain and snow on my front porch. Today it is just rain. But sometimes, when you have a full
While cooking pancakes I had one of them profound thoughts that I needed to document and share… Occurred to me that there might be a
I realize that rain splattered snow on your front porch might not evoke feelings of joy in you, but I found the pattern utterly lovely
This is the 100th anniversary issue, with MULTIPLE covers by Rea Irvin (who created the original signature Eustace Tilley character, the classic NY character looking
Tom Gauld did the cover for this issue, the dreary day with the warm inside scene. Be sure to click that link and visit his