Michigan’s Mom

Dear President Biden, On Sunday we met a very sweet, very old black lab-mix named Michigan and her mom, whose name we of course didn’t get since when meeting people with dogs or small children one focuses only on those who can’t speak for themselves and end up having their names revealed whether they want …

Park beauty

Dear President Biden, You could probably shoehorn it into your schedule since you’re right there, but unfortunately I’m not going to get to visit the National Museum of Women’s Art there in DC before it closes for renovations for two years starting August 9th. The WP had a nice piece about the museum the other …

Weevils and worms

Dear President Biden, This morning I started a cup of dried chickpeas soaking in water so I could make falafel for dinner tonight. It was to be a Sunday treat – “was” being the operative word here. After several hours I looked into the bowl to check on the plumping progress and noticed some weird …