Resist

By Claire Booth

I don’t sew. Not well anyway. It was one of those things that never seemed necessary to learn when I was young. And it has now—like so many youthful certainties—come back to bite me in the ass.

The results of my sewing.

And oh, how youthfully certain we all were. Think back to those halcyon days of a month ago, when we could hug a friend and have it be the most ordinary thing in the world. Now it feels like we’re jaded and wary and old in a bone-deep way that wasn’t there before.

So I’m here today to say: Keep resisting. Keep battling the fear and the isolation and the anger. Take a walk. Call your mom. Help a neighbor. Start a food drive. 3-D print a face shield for a health care worker. Online tutor a student. Keep resisting this new oldness.

Keep the faith.

For those of you who celebrate it, Happy Easter. For those who celebrate Passover, Happy Passover.

And for everyone, be well.

Happy Easter

For those who celebrate it, Happy Easter. And a joyful spring to everyone. 

Of Spring and Hope and Blooming Eternal

By Claire Booth
I thought today would be an appropriate day to take a breath, and think not of crime, but of peace. My garden right now is brimming with it – color and light and life. All things that for me bring calm and reflection. I hope there’s something that does the same for you. And if you celebrate today’s holiday, the happiest of Easters to you. 

Renewal

Whatever you might celebrate at this time of year – Passover, Easter, the blooming beauty of spring – may you have a wonderful weekend of reflection and peace.