Since my last post, in which I listed all the books I’ve read since the New Year plus two I had not yet finished, I became distracted by a new book that pulled me away from everything else I was reading: Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyer.
Author Archives: Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
A Little Book Love
I’ve been taking breaks from daily news between the covers of a good book ever since the New Year. Now, when spring isn’t yet fully awake in Minnesota, being absorbed in a real book, flipping pages with my fingers, is a luxurious escape.
The Finn Chronicles – #2: Losing Sleep, Cleaning Floors, Getting Snuggles
Right now, Mick and I are mostly staying home while Finn the Wheaten learns the ropes. Having my social schedule determined by a puppy hasn’t been all that bad, though.
Ides of March
I’ve written before about finding whatever builds our resilience and nourishes our strength. We are all called to do world-changing acts, contribute to the good of others, especially when things are out of whack as they are now. Things we do to sustain ourselves in private moments matter to keep ourselves going. These are some of mine, in no particular order.
The Finn Chronicles – Welcome Home
Finn the wheaten terrier has arrived.
Finding Light When Everything Feels Dark
Once again, I find time outside in a wild place to be just the thing.
On a Day When I’d Rather Not Talk
Time among animals is sometimes just the thing.
These January Days
Things feel scattered and disjointed everywhere. There is so much uncertainty. My friends talk about the uneasiness they feel as this year lurches forward. This post is a little disjointed, too, and yet these things I’ve written about do all go together – they are part of what comprises this start to 2025. Lives unfold with little certainty that our days will be what we’d planned, even though we like to think our plans are exactly what is going to happen.
Turning the Page
In the quiet before the explosion of New Year’s Eve, I thought of a few reasons to welcome the New Year.
Winter Wishes
The solstice will be here in just a few days, the long nights of winter slowly shortening as the sun moves back north for warmer months. But I’m loving right now, the cozy evenings, the holiday lights like electric confetti sprinkled over different neighborhoods, the pile of family gifts growing downstairs where they wait forContinue reading “Winter Wishes”
One Minnesota Crone 