I raced with destiny yesterday morning, and by that I mean I enjoyed a pleasant jog and the familiar humiliation of a face plant on a busy street. I am destined to sport the skinned knees and elbows of a kindergartner well into my old age. Following this particularly glorious fall, as I leapt back [...]
My sister in-law Cary throws such great parties that she and her husband Steve built a house to host them. Elegantly designed and pastorally set, their home has become the hearth for our far-flung extended family. Sunday, Cary hosted a family wedding shower for my son Vinnie and his fiance Danni, who will be married [...]
A young boy recently asked me how rainbows are made. I answered with all the scientific knowledge I once gleaned from the pivotal prism scene in Disney's Pollyanna, and explained that light reflects off water droplets in the air and that's why they always appear opposite the sun and generally after a rain. A mechanical [...]
On a very busy Friday during which technology confounded me in one instance and distracted me in another, I relied on the kindness of strangers and, I have to say, if you're going to Blanche Dubois your way through life, Appleton is the place to do it. Here is my tale: Following a maddening experience [...]
Note: My nephew Traveain escorted his two grandmas to his favorite Wednesday night spot and we felt the super sweet evening they enjoyed deserved a post. Here is his story: It all started because I knew I wasn't going to be able to make it down to Florida to celebrate Grandma Peggy's 80th birthday in [...]
