Life lessons

You Go, Ginkgo!

Plus The Bookshop Book Club

Oct 9 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Crowds and a Crash

Life Lessons from Annecy, France

Aug 14 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Patriotic Quests

A Fourth of July Post

Jul 3 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

An Everyday Hero

Notes on a Life Well Lived

Jun 5 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

And Now for Something Completely Different

May 15 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Lifting Up What We See Outside Our Windows

The Holiness of Everyday Life

Mar 27 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Happy Mr. Rogers Day!

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Mar 20 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Today Is a Gift

That Is Why It Is Called the Present

Feb 28 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Yeesh! Stop Pushing Polyamory on Us Already!

Instead, for Valentine's Day, a Lifelong Love Story

Feb 14 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

A Tale of Two Toasters

Some Thoughts on New Year's Resolutions, Part 2

Jan 17 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

Every Mother-in-Law Is Someone's Mother

And Other Reasons to Celebrate Mother-in-Law's Day

Oct 25, 2023 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

How Beautiful Are the Feet

The Case for Shoeless Homes, Going Barefoot, and Standing on Our Own Two Feet

Sep 27, 2023 •

Mari, the Happy Wanderer

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