“Belated” is a terrible word; I love deferred gestures and gifts to brighten the emotional lull after a birthday or holiday. I was...

A very nice father-daughter visit.  We snow-shoed, ate, did a bunch of NYT crosswords in record time, ate, hiked, admired the full moon ,...

Birthday do-over!  When I finally reached Missoula after a 36-hour travel fiasco, this delicious chocolate-raspberry cake was waiting for...

I didn’t plan this pity party.  I thought I’d be curled up on the couch in Montana, writing a warm and grateful birthday reflection....