The Shed Notebook: Hey Marie Kondo: Bookshelves Full of Books Can Spark Joy!

When I read Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up right after it came out, I did what any thoughtful reader does. I took the…

The Shed Notebook: Ten Reasons Why I Love January

January is an unpopular month for many people.  It is that letdown month after the holiday season. It is a long month that often brings on gray, dar…

The Shed Notebook: The Trees of Winter

"Know that somewhere deep within the tree of winter  there is still the life that produced  last spring's beautiful leaves."  Madame J…

The Shed Notebook: Mary Oliver and Wild Geese

As many continue to mourn the passing of poet Mary Oliver, I have been reminded over and over through social media the poems she penned that had res…