Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
More than 137 years ago, my great grandparents Amand and Estelle Fey received “The Stages of Love” as a wedding present. That sweet series of five painted postcards hung in their house for 68 years, until Estelle died at 87 and Amand followed two weeks later. He was 90. My mom loved the artwork as [...]
Midway through a somewhat miserable day, I scrolled through my Facebook newsfeed and saw this: My heart swelled. Jovie is a sweet little toddler who gets cuter every day. David is her father and Jessica, who posted this, is her mom. Sometimes, we find love in the unlikeliest places. Tuesday, I found it on my [...]
Salaga-doola, menchika-boola, Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo. Put them together, and what have you got? Four of the best women we know. Here's what I can tell you about my children's godmothers: They understood the commitment they made to our squirmy little babies was lifetime. So, in honor of Mother's Day, here's to them! Here's to the guidance givers, [...]
Valentine’s Day snuck up on me this year, as it does most years; its fat little ambassador likes to play games. Hints, in the way of thoughtful cards, showed up in my mailbox throughout the week and I thoroughly enjoyed them. But, in my mad rush to get to the end of each busy day, [...]
Some cultures choose November to celebrate the eternal and transitory nature of the human soul. With optimistic hospitality, they build small altars offering traditional gifts and familiar décor, believing the soul returns annually for a brief period to visit the humans it left behind. I like to think that's true. Who wouldn't want to spend a cool autumn evening [...]