The first day of the third month was cold and blustery. I expected nothing less. March doesn’t come in like a lion or a lamb around here. It’s more like a buffalo—hulking, filthy, defensive, but majestic and agile too. It can stampede or quietly enjoy a lunch of weeds or grinding it’s back in the […]

“What’s for dinner?” asked Ryley.

“I’m inventing a soup.”

Ryley has a gift for asking questions I never anticipate: “Is it going to be ugly?”

“You can bet on it.”

He wandered off. I spent the next 20 minutes fielding questions from all the other kids about my invented soup. What’s in it? Why? […]