The reboot is a wrap

It’s been a year since I began writing about my year 20 reboot experiment with R, my husband and partner for almost 21 years now. Always intended as a one-year experiment, I want to be true to my promise to [...]

slider-henna-hands

My husband called me the B word on Valentine’s Day

We’re well past five positive interactions this morning, aren’t we? asked R as he wrapped his arms around me lovingly on Valentine’s Day. Earlier we’d watched a CBS Sunday Morning story about the Chemistry of Love. The author of a [...]

slider-heart-in-sand

i carry your heart

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i [...]

slider-ring

4 things I’ve learned from my relationship reboot

Over coffee a friend recently asked me what I’d learned so far from this marriage reboot experiment. This is what I told him: I’ve been reminded that bridging the gap between an idea and an action is tricky. When I [...]

slider-beach

The case of the reactive dog

Missy Moo came into our lives three weeks ago. She’s a charming, happy little mutt from a kill shelter in West Virginia, brought to NH by a dog rescue group. We think she’s probably shih tzu and poodle, though she’s [...]

slider-butterfly