It’s been a long winter for many of us, for many reasons, hasn’t it? But now that June’s here, we may be able to breathe a bit and partake of some of the smaller, simpler pleasures this old world has to offer.

I made a 40-second video for you to enjoy (with a few reminders about how you can help cancer research, as well as supporting my work as an author. With both my mother Joy and husband Richard – yes, we are “Rich with Joy and Jewels” here – having had the blessings of scien...