Together Friends, Well, here we are deep in February. It’s been a . . . year? Month? In brighter news, more daylight comes our way soon, and unrelated to anything Togetherness, here a few things I’m enjoying this month. Am I an influencer now?! Reading:...
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...
Together Friends, Welcome to the first Together Tour of 2026! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of the calendar year brings a mix of renewed energy, busy transitions, and a healthy dose of “Wait … what day is it?” So it felt just right to kick off the year by...
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Tap, tap. Poke, poke. Hug, hug. How are we all doing? Best we can, I’m certain of that. For a variety of reasons, most notably playing Camp Director for over 20 Heyck family members ranging in age from 2 months to 70+ years...
Together Friends, How are we all doing? I am personally toggling between full-on preparation for Winter Cousin Camp and a tiny bit of Grinch mode, but sometimes that’s how it is in a Big-Blended-Family-That-Celebrates-Various-December-Holidays. ANYWAY, before you...
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, In what will come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever caught me scribbling in a journal or hidden behind a lock-and-key diary, I was an AVID Harriet the Spy–style kid. Those pages turned into locker-side reflections in middle...
