Indiana

Indiana

The first trip happened during a snowstorm. I was twenty-one and my husband, then fiancé, and I had to stop in Ohio just before the…

March Again

March Again

It starts as thick, wet snow overnight. It changes to sleet, the trees and power lines soon coated in a layer of ice. I watch…

Haze

Haze

It has been a hazy month, but today is the worst. Today the smoke settles over the city, blotting out the sun. I feel like…

Some Thoughts About May

Some Thoughts About May

And just like that, the snow is gone. We shed our winter coats, sometimes needing a sweater, sometimes needing shorts. The allium that I planted…

Eighty-Five

Eighty-Five

It is eighty-five degrees in April. At my in-laws’ lake house it feels like summer. We shed our sweaters and boots, trading them out for…

March

March

I think I’m excited for spring but I’m not sure. There are days that I feel hollow, as if winter has scraped out my insides.…

Hardening Off

Hardening Off

Day One: One hour in the sun, two hours in the shade. Day Two: Two hours in the sun, three hours in the shade. Day…

Rainy Days

Rainy Days

It is raining. The rain barrel where some of my snapdragons are planted is overflowing, gushing into the new plants. I watch from the bathroom…

April Snow

April Snow

It is snowing in mid-April. The kids are home and it is eleven o’clock. We are all still in our pajamas. I warm up some…