June Tips: Concussions, Connections & Calendar Clearance

June Tips: Concussions, Connections & Calendar Clearance

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Oh my goodness, The Together Community had THINGS TO SAY about hobbies when we included it in the PS of last month’s newsletter. People sent me photos of their calligraphy, tennis clinics, crossword puzzles, and more. I loved...
May Tips: Joy, Juggling & Joining

May Tips: Joy, Juggling & Joining

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Why am I wearing swim googles and oven mitts, yet not swimming, nor cooking? Well, let’s just say when your storm door spontaneously combusts into 8 million pieces of glass, you get very creative. Plus, it is my newsletter, and...
April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Is April really the cruelest month (calling back to my almost-English-major roots)? My daffodils would tell you yes, because in the past month, they have poked their way to the surface with literal snow on the ground, survived...
March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [there is snow on the ground in March, how do I help my 13-year-old support his best friend with family in the Middle East, is this lunch meat still good, Kid 2 is officially driving ON THE ROAD, prays for literal sunshine, and...
February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...