The Tyranny of the Should

We’ve been taking our family ski trips most every year for the past sixteen winters.  I do love being in the mountains. I love the air, the scenery, the food, the wine.  Probably what I like the least, though, is the skiing.  I came to it quite late.  The first...

Ski week

Just a quickie to say hi and that you won’t be hearing much from me this week because I’m here:I usually only ski in the mornings and then after a wonderful lunch come back to the chalet and veg out. I do have plans to do other writerly things while the...

Snow Days

My last post, here, was about resolving not to resolve (among other things).  But as I was preparing to write this post, I looked back to see what I was thinking about around this time last year.  This is what I found, a list of New Years Resolutions for 2009: 1. To...

To Resolve or Not To Resolve

I’ve been thinking quite a lot about what to write in this, my first post of the decade.  I tend not to use the arrival of a new year for resolutions.   Rather, it offers me a chance to think about what is working in my life and what  isnt.  Like all of us, my...