Once in a Blue Muse

Struggling green, March 2020 Five years ago this week, when a handful of cases of a new virus was making the news, my husband insisted that ...

"Terminal One" by Smaku is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ...

Seven weeks. I've been at StarField Farm in essential isolation for seven weeks now. Someone yesterday called me and asked me how...

"Covid Cancel" button A month ago, I needed to be in central Massachusetts for the first board meeting of an organization I b...

some of last year's peach harvest Yesterday it was finally dry and warm enough to prune the fruit trees. It's important not to...

And the soul cries out I am used to being alone. Solitude is my typical work companion, so I wasn't overly worried about spendin...

My friend Sheila emailed this to me, asking if I would put it on my blog. Please share it.  One Percent is Not a Solution Sheila Ke...

Planting a promise This weekend, my husband joined me at StarField Farm for a desperately needed respite. He has been working non-stop ...

One year ago I have been essentially in isolation for 10 days, not because I have any symptoms, but because my physician husband realize...

Dustin. Dog hardware, cat software This is day 6 of living in isolation for me. Last Wednesday, my husband and I agreed it was better f...

"Figure on the beach" by Oliver Dixon is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 ...

"Dali" by ChaSanabria is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 I have been che...

For all those born beneath an angry star Lest we forget how fragile we are. On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star...

Spring flowers, reaching for the sun I have been checking in with my family members, sometimes several times a day. We are all scatter...