Hither & Yon

Around this time of year, my heart begins to long for the Abbey of Gethsemani. It is a thin place to me (an old Celtic phrase referring to p...

Okay, so I haven’t been to England since 1995 (it was such a thrill on that occasion to take my wife and two children to that enchanting isl...

Robin had to go in to work at the counseling center today, so I took a short hike to the farm, where I worked in ’73 and ’74, if I remember ...

The lovely Robin and I are taking some time this week, and are enjoying the gracious hospitality of some old and dear friends at The Salvati...

I took my wife, the lovely Robin, away for her birthday last week. We spent one night at a lovely (and oh-so-cleverly-named) bed-and-breakfa...