The national panic about kids spending too much time indoors has become so extreme that the crisis has a name: Nature deficit disorder. While calling it a disorder might be merely rhetorical, it’s clear kids spend significantly more time inside than outside. This shift is largely due to technology: The average American child is saidRead More
If Dracula were an old woman, he would have sounded a lot like Mrs. Kelremor. But there was no other physical resemblance. Just shy of eighty, this middle-European immigrant lady had been a housekeeper for decades. Overweight, bent over, worn out and weighted down with cares, she came to see me primarily because of osteoarthritis. It wasRead More
I was walking my dog yesterday up a winding narrow lane near my home, wonderful shades of green all around. When I glanced through an open gate I saw this stunning scene. The greens and blues seemed so saturated. There’s a photo for the blog right there, I thought. (I also took a photo with Penny, my Boxer dog inRead More
I love encouraging stories. And I love it when I find them on Facebook, amidst all the rubbish that’s also there. Last month I treated myself to a new bicycle. My first ever ‘road bike’. What used to be called a ‘racing bike’ in my younger days. I’ve always cycled. And I’ve always loved exploringRead More