Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My young neighbor rescued my pumpkin's ear yesterday and attempted to reattach it. "I knew it would blow away if I didn't try," he said. Imagine taking the time too repair someone's pumpkin on a blustery day! The kids are alright (and my pumpkins are too). We've always been a Halloween-loving neighborhood. Carol down the [...]
My brother in-law Keith doesn't have to wonder what kind of impact he made on the students he taught in the Milwaukee Public School System. He can read about it in "Life Tools," a graphic novel featuring him and the specific lessons he shared, and written by his former student André Lewis. Both men have [...]
I’m glad I live in a world of free littles. There tangible evidence of the best human qualities — kindness, generosity, compassion, creativity and humor — lie stacked above cheerfully painted posts. “Come,” they say. “Nourish yourself with non-perishable food, someone’s favorite book, tiny artwork, a thoughtful poem.” My mother in-law, the Outlaw Mary Jane, [...]
It’s going to be especially hard to say good-bye to our old friend when the Erb Park Pool closes this weekend, because it has been especially good to us this year. Nearly every evening we have headed across the street for a little post-dinner swim and, nearly every evening we have walked home so very [...]
One week isn’t long enough to show our appreciation to teachers, nor is a month or even a year. It takes a lifetime to summon up an appropriate amount of gratitude for those dedicated souls. The swells of thankfulness move in a steady pace long after a student leaves that classroom for the last time. [...]