Spring has not yet arrived at 43 degrees north latitude to the extent this host of golden daffodils from 2021 displays. Still, this blogger, untutored in a medium so many others have mastered, in this her maiden post hopes their cheering presence will shed some grace on this enterprise. Harvard’s Arthur Brooks touts the “crystallized intelligence” of us older citizens, less “fluid” than our juniors, but wiser. Reader, we’ll see. Here’s to connecting as we make our solitary way.