Finding joy in the simple things in life is easier said than done. Especially for those of us who have very difficult and challenging lives. We all have difficulties and challenges, but some people get hit hard. Telling someone who is caring for a sick child and an elderly parent while working two jobs to…

One new, old thing that has brought joy this summer is our pond. We’ve had a pond off and on for 20 years or more. But this year, we began to invest in it. Not financially, although there is some money involved, but emotionally. Every night after dinner, we go and feed the fish, look…

Eleven years ago, I started a blog called Bringyournoise. It was dedicated primarily to addressing issues faced by public libraries and librarians. It evolved over time into a mishmash of self-reflection, recipes, philosophy and a lot of analysis of the perceived fatal flaws that might drive public libraries into extinction and my own frustration with…