I recently read a poem by Mary Oliver that reminded me of how essential it is to connect with nature when the world is too much with us.

In today’s highly global, mobile and multicultural world, organizing a Salter family gathering during the holidays requires complex travel coordination as well as a blending of culinary traditions.

This holiday season I’ve had the urge to try some new dishes along with some old family favorites.

The universe is full of magical things that connect us across time. Like tiny stars, they sparkle bright.

At this moment, the calendar is ten days into November.

More than ever before, Americans frequent local farmers markets, plant kitchen gardens, explore new cuisines, and attempt to recreate dishes prepared by TV celebrity chefs.

In a Wikipedia search of French fries, there is a wealth of information to be learned.

On the cusp of my 78th birthday, I am up early.

A total solar eclipse occurs somewhere in the world every 18 months.

After almost three weeks in the hospital, Kit is now back at the Lodge.

As September draws to a close, there are moments when I wonder if I can hold it all together.

A year ago, Kit published a memoir just before his 84th birthday.

When you are trapped in a Covid time warp, all you want to do is sleep.

As September begins and Covid is again on the rise, I recall the long months of pandemic isolation in 2020.

As August 2023 came to an end, a second full moon appeared overhead high above the tall pines and Douglas firs that surround our home in the Sierra Foothills.

During the hottest week of August, a welcome “storm” arrived from the east ahead of Hurricane Hilary—a rare Category 4 tropical storm that blew in from the Pacific and pummeled the Baja Peninsula and a broad swath of Southern California.

What a week it has been! For Kit’s 85th birthday, our son Hayden flew in from Madrid, Spain where he has lived and worked as an architect for the past 28 years.

When visiting San Francisco, one mindset thinks of grand excursions in, over and around the city’s historic bridges, bays, harbors, hills, and culturally diverse neighborhoods.

For now, as Kit hits 85, we’ll settle for some wheelchair dancing.

Henry J. Waters III was a pioneering journalist, editor, publisher, and columnist for over 50 years at the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper in Columbia, MO.