I have just finished reading a well-crafted collection of six short stories that I wish I had read 25 years ago. The Wild Birds by Wendell Berry honors our human connection with the land, with our neighbors, and with the passage of time. One of my favorite stories is entitled "It Wasn't Me." Here's a summary before we get to the quote that I've read and … [Read more...] about This may be a spoiler
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Keep it simple
Wednesday night I watched my granddaughter praying.I had dropped off some cookies at my son and daughter-in-law's new apartment, something I could never do when, until two weeks ago, they lived 500 miles away. When I arrived that evening, they were putting my 17-month-old granddaughter to bed. Good timing on my part, I would say. Soon the little one was … [Read more...] about Keep it simple