There’s Been a Mix-up

by | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog

Greetings everyone and welcome to June. So far so good – it has been warm but not hot with low humidity and I only got my first mosquito bite yesterday. So far no bites as I am sitting on my deck solving and writing. There is a bit of haze in the sky –...

Mob Mentality

by | May 28, 2025 | Blog

“Hello, Customer Service? My May was delivered OK, but it looks like it’s got some March in it.” I’m back from a long weekend in Northern California, and not too thrilled with the overcast, rainy weather we’re having here. I went to the...

Split Decision

by | May 21, 2025 | Blog

Belated happy Victoria Day to everyone! I guess the closest thing we have in the US is Memorial Day, in that it is the unofficial kickoff to summer (and definitely not a celebration of a monarch). Memorial Day is next Monday, and I’ll be traveling to the US west...

Hit and Runs

by | May 14, 2025 | Blog

Summer is creeping up on us but it’s not here yet. While last weekend had beautiful weather (which was great as I was volunteering to help on the Baltimore Heritage Inner Harbor Boat Tour), the past several days have been cool and rainy. I can’t complain...

Here Comes Trouble

by | May 7, 2025 | Blog

The month of May can go three different ways around here: (1) it can be lovely, clear and mild, without the humidity we get most of the summer, (2) it can jump straight into the summer heat and humidity, or (3) it can not decide which way to go and do a little of...

Literary Twists

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog

I’m back from a quick trip where I was north of Canada – I was in Detroit last weekend. The main reason was to meet up with a friend, and we also saw an Orioles-Tigers game (the O’s lost 😞), and many cool buildings and museums. I lived in...