Lookback time

A term used for astronomy is appropriate when we consider the twists and turns of life. When we look at the pinpoint of light from a star, we know that  the light could have taken a million years or more to get here, so we are really looking at the star as it was eons … Read more

A life in lines

We were going up north to my parent’s cottage—Fred’s place now—and it was dark, the middle of the night, probably around 3 a.m. We were going down the tiny access road and it was damp, puddles in the ruts. There were frogs all over the road. Carol insisted on getting out. She wanted to jump … Read more