“Even if we’re just dancin’ in the dark”

There are evenings that feel composed rather than simply lived—like a song that knows exactly where it’s going, yet lingers just long enough on every note. Tonight is one of those evenings. Lisa and I sit across from one another, a bottle of 2017 Dancing Heart from Cliff Lede Vineyards open between us, and already …

Landslide, or “This Much I Do Remember” (with a nod to Billy Collins)

Winter hasn’t quite loosed his steely grip on the Chesapeake Bay area.  Although this evening ended in a brilliant sunset with clear skies levelling golden rays through the still leafless trees in our back forest, it began with a cold, damp drizzle.  But that was okay because Lisa pulled out some leftover cassoulet from the …