Happy New Year

January 1 as the start of a new year is an arbitrary date. it is neither the winter solstice (farthest tilt away from the sun), nor the perihelion (closest approach to the sun). See below for a little history of how our Gregorian calendar became our current standard.**(removed due to length, will re-share tomorrow)

I am not a big new year’s resolution maker. But I am a big believer in sharing our hopes and goals with others as it really does seem to increase the likelihood of their being realized. Other than the obvious hopes of peace, love, health, and happiness for me and all of my charges, my other two goals for 2024 are that both my STILL book, and Steve’s memoir, are both wildly successful. For me, success means simply that my book gets in the hands of as many people as possible. I am very proud of it, and hope it delights whoever reads it. For Steve’s memoir, success to him includes selling lots of books, obviously, but he also hopes it will be well received as a work with some literary merit that might help to establish him as a writer with a national audience. You will be hearing about our respective book launches in the coming months. I’ll try not to overdo it on this platform, as STILL is meant as a place for calm and quiet, and not self promotion. But I hope you will grant me a little leeway this one time. It’s unlikely there will ever be another STILL book, so I will making hay…as they say.

I will still be here every day in 2024! I am very much looking forward to another year with you!

xo, Mary Jo