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February 16, 2026
Good morning! It’s Monday, and we’ve passed the halfway point of February. Over the weekend, the pond that’s a lake (that’s a pond) ...
 • Clara Parkes
1:03
February 15, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and we’re having a staring contest with birds in the water.
 • Clara Parkes
February 14, 2026
Good morning! It’s Saturday, and the geranium that’s currently spending the winter in our living room window...
 • Clara Parkes
February 13 Get-Together: Holidays in Respitopia?
Hello, my dear Respiteers. In the regular world, tomorrow is that notorious holiday with all the hearts and roses and complicated emotions. But here in…
 • Clara Parkes
February 13, 2026
Good morning! It’s Friday, and I never cease to be amazed by the collective wisdom of this group. Even without the assistance of night-vision goggles...
 • Clara Parkes
February 12, 2026
Good morning! It’s Thursday. I know, I know. More snow? More footprints? But this wide, wiggling waddle occurred right under our noses—or where our…
 • Clara Parkes
February 11, 2026
Good morning! It’s Wednesday. Not to bore you with snow tracks again, but I found these yesterday and had to share them. They appear to have been…
 • Clara Parkes
February 10, 2026
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and our world is still blanketed in snow. I’ve spared you a daily report on the tracks, but that doesn’t mean I’m not seeing…
 • Clara Parkes
February 9, 2026
Good morning! It’s Monday. Over the weekend, I encountered my shadow doing its annual very polite tiptoe across the piano room door in the hopes of…
 • Clara Parkes
1:05
February 8, 2026
Watch now | Good morning! It’s Sunday. The plan was to walk to the top of the Hill That Requires a Commitment and see if we could glimpse the water…
 • Clara Parkes
February 7, 2026
Good morning! It’s Saturday. I’ve been doing a lot of staring out the window lately. I’m not looking for or at anything in particular, I’m just…staring.
 • Clara Parkes
February 6 Get-Together: Gifts
Hello, my dear Respiteers! This morning I showed you Bedside Bear’s new snow shovel—which he is now showing off to his friend Mr. Ram, who is most…
 • Clara Parkes
February 6, 2026
Good morning! It’s Friday, and I’ve learned a very important lesson. Should you be so lucky as to be befriended by a very small bear, and should that…
 • Clara Parkes
February 5, 2026
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and the perpetual grey of our icy, snowy world has me craving an eyeful of color. Apparently I had this exact same craving…
 • Clara Parkes
The Daily Respite
The Daily Respite
A brief moment of thoughtfulness before you step into your day, written by bestselling author Clara Parkes.
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