Intentionally disconnecting to reconnect in 2025
Every Sunday around 9 a.m., the small purple square with an hour glass inside appears on my iPhone with the bold words...
The ‘fasciatus’ narrow-headed marsh fly
The fly of the month kept buzzing. Was it the pickled three-bean salad attracting it? Who’d guess...
Gentle-parenting myself out of a meltdown
I had a bit of a meltdown on Saturday. Just a tiny one, but a meltdown nonetheless. Sometimes I wish it were...
Perhaps a bigger story behind 2024’s top stories
“2024 was a full year.”
“Fork found in kitchen.”
Some statements are not revolutionary. Even so,...
Angelkeep Journals: Out with the old, in with the new
The old time and tested saying used as a title for today’s Angelkeep Journals’ column became recognized by Google’s AI as traditionally...
Slow and steady quest to declutter continues in ’25
The CBS headline ironically caught my attention on New Year’s Eve not too long after having returned from dropping off a load...
Year end lists and new year hopes
A few year-end observations, none of which seem to deserve a full column’s attention. Akin to cleaning out a cluttered closet.
Angelkeep Journals: Yearling birds’ first winter snow
Angelkeep hadn’t had enough of auld lang syne. First snowflakes struck prior to Thanksgiving. Sweet Gwen celebrated. She stood alone in the...
We thought it was just hearing loss. It was much worse.
Christmas 2024 is one we will remember forever, not because of the holiday but the days leading up to it.
Angelkeep Journals: Chrysomya megacephala. Google it.
It’s always a challenge to determine a topic for the final Angelkeep Journals column of any given year. Repeating 2023’s Angelkeep Top...