Time at the fire-pit

Three people sitting around a stone fire pit with blankets and drinks, surrounded by trees and string lights at dusk

It's almost fire-pit season. The springtime yard clean-up is mostly done, and the trees are beginning to bud out. In a week or two, the evenings will be suitable for lighting the fire, sitting down on the glider with a ginger beer, and watching the flames. I know that an evening fire on the edge …

Not A River in Egypt

Am I in denial? Can't do all-nighters anymore? Do my eyes glaze over with fatigue by ten PM? And do I find that I collapse on the bed as soon as I get undressed? I assure you, it's not age! It's just the season of the year. Stack cords of wood, clean up the yard, …

To the Woods

When you love to do something so much that you do it every evening to unwind you can either develop a nasty habit or become terminally bored with it. Ice cream, beer, reefer, a cigar, brandy, or many other things enjoyed in moderation are lovely, but habitually indulging in them might be problematic. OK, you …