Bend in the Road
I named this blog Crooked Road after a line from one of my favorite movies, Joe vs. the Volcano. It’s been a long time coming...
Giselle at Pacific Northwest Ballet
Giselle is right up there with Swan Lake when it comes to ballet fame. But I was still surprised when my oldest daughter gasped, “I...
Welcome to India
Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. Many nights involved entertainments of the herbal or alcoholic kind; there...
Book Report: The Hitman’s Guide to Housecleaning
Iceland has one of the richest literary traditions in the world, and it is a tradition that is alive and well today, as evidenced by...
Opera on Tap
On a recent Wednesday night, while the rest of the family was upstairs reading bedtime stories, I snuck out of the house and met my...