Musings & Reflections

A personal archive of presence and persistence Since we’ve lived in Valencia and started traveling more consistently, I’ve been collecting something I don’t really have a name for — women I encounter,...

When Ed and I are walking through a new city, he’s always the navigator. I’ve stopped even pulling out my phone. I just wait quietly while he figures out where we’re going. It’s a small thing—who holds...

“It is the correspondence that is her manner of living.” “Imagine all that you have said to another, all the commentary you have exchanged with friends over drinks, over the phone with colleagues and...

This post is a departure from our usual travel writing — a more personal reflection shaped by the journey. Spending time with people in their late 80s and 90s has a way of clarifying things. It strips...

Winter Insists As I sat down to start writing this post, the weather forecast announced, “Expect snow in the next hour.” A curious thing to predict when snow had been falling steadily all day, and then...