I took this photo to capture the buds growing on the tree just off the deck behind our house. “What an inspiration that could be,” I thought, “the first buds of spring.” I didn’t notice the real inspiration until just now. Do you see it? It’s only just visible, faintly glimmering in the sunlight. A […]
Good grief. I don’t mean it like you may think… expressing grief is good. Sometimes grief is our best expression of being human. Can we just be gracious and allow each other to grieve? This isn’t normal! We’ve never been through this! We don’t know what will happen tomorrow! We’re not even allowed to hug […]
Remember when this was supposed to be embarrassing? Feels like at least half the meetings I’m in this week have one or more of these situations. And I think it’s great. Maybe it should be called “Physical Distancing” – I’m more socially connected to my coworkers than I’ve ever been! I’ve met their dogs. I’ve […]
Those who know me know I’m a salsa fiend. Chips (or, my preference, triscuits) and salsa are an essential food group in the Welch household. After lunch today I got hungry again, so I grabbed a bowl of salsa and a box of triscuits. But I was jolted by deja vu – the “hunger” must […]
Sometimes the best seat is at the kids table. This weekend it definitely was. As many of us are getting hit with orders to (and the reality of) shelter in place, it’s these kinds of moments that we should treasure, maybe even try to create. This isn’t me complaining, our state and local government are […]