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Hope and the landscape of history

Colonial America tells the story of violence yielding to peace.
Notes to my garden denizens, Part II

A few suggestions for porcupines, mice, bears – and rocks – as winter begins.

An ode to onions

They always make me cry when I slice them. But this time I was glad I cried.
Rereading Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

I’m transported miles away from to-do lists and shopping malls.

Photos of the Week 01/21 Photos of the week

Participants listen to speakers outside City Hall during the Women's March in a -22 Celsius (8 Fahrenheit) wind chill snowstorm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 19.

Last-minute fruitcake

A classic recipe from the Monitor's archives is making the rounds again.
Why I talk to dogs

Their tethered humans might think I’m crazy, but I can’t help it.
To 'aitch' ... or not to 'haitch'?

The thing is this: For as long as I can remember, the eighth letter of the alphabet has been spelled and pronounced “aitch.” But now it is frequently being pronounced “haitch.”
Word by word

Every student must navigate the transition from summary to critical thought.
Back in touch with typing

No wonder kids like it: real molecules of ink hitting real molecules of paper.
Bystander training

An incident on a train in Germany points to how things have changed there.
What about when he goes to college?

Before my son, Tim, came along, there was Char, my black Labrador.
Why I’m not that girl in the book

I once longed to be a storybook heroine. Today I aspire to joy.
The amazing race

It demands stamina, agility, quick thinking, grace – but the payoff is huge.
Wireless communication of a different sort

Out of necessity, my 21st-century teen tries his hand at an antique medium.