The other day I was stuck in one of my home state’s infamous “jug handle” intersections, waiting for traffic to clear so that I could get on with annoying but pressing errands. While waiting, my eyes caught something red in the untended island in the middle of the “jug handle”. Amid a tangle of overgrown … Read more
I am not a stamp collector and being a slave to the electronic communications that dominate all of our lives, I rarely send “snail mail” any more. When I do, I like to use stamps that make a statement, especially a botanical statement. This season I love the Winter Berries Forever stamps issued by the … Read more
Winter can be beautiful, with bright clear mornings when the sun glints off fresh snow and the world looks pristine. Winter can also be ugly, with a succession of gray days interrupted only by the promise of mass transit delays and more snow shoveling. Either way, it helps—if only just a little—to have some color … Read more
