Life is nothing if not dynamic, shifting, and bumpy. From birth to death. We change, the people around us change. Places change ... #wfh. Work from home. We grow, mature, age. These past few weeks have changed the way we get together with our friends, coworkers and family members. We cast a long sideways glance at anyone who dares cough into the crook of their arm in our presence. We choke back our hugs in our greetings. We are being challenged to be our best selves, to put o

Grab a book! Let the questions posed and the photos in "Gathering, Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane" take you on a trip, down memory lane and into the future. If you've read it, send an e-book to a house-bound friend. Share words, not germs! You know, the irony is not lost on me. That I published a book about how we gather, why we get together and the value of the people in our self-created communities and sub-cultures. And now we are not to gather. No meet-ups and no tou