Yesterday I hung out for a little while with an Irish blessing. At 92-years old, she jigs a little slower than she did when she was knee-deep in children and baking cookies for the neighborhood. But, her words fly as fast and witty as they did when she was the 16-year old Maypole Queen of [...]
Did you ever pop into a bakery to buy a single treat and walk out with a dozen? That's what happened to me Wednesday afternoon when I popped into Whisk and Arrow to buy a friend of mine an after school snack. Tucked away on a busy street in a building that, ironically, used to [...]
My friend Harriet drives an adorable yellow Bug, and a world-changing program based on empathy and joy. Wisconsibs, whose mission is to foster a community of support and understanding for brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs, has grown dramatically and strategically in the 20 years since Harriet founded it, shortly after the birth [...]
My friend Lois has become a global ambassador for resiliency and love. She is living, smiling, winking proof that life's second act can be as rich and full as its first. Last week, Lois greeted her 12th host student, the lovely Juliette from Belgium, and the two immediately commenced on a whirlwind tour of [...]
I first noticed the chalk board as I made my way home from a long and sweaty walk one summer day. Perched on a fence in front of one of our neighborhood's loveliest gardens, it said, "Kind words can be easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless." I just loved that someone had [...]
