We are word people, honestly born to our affinity with a true fascination for both their power and pliability. My father in-law championed serious words in his work and silly words in his play. Grandpa Vince once gave Molly the book "The man who loved words" and it felt like the story of his life. [...]
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Sweet teeth, hot treats and the grateful mother of invention
A couple of throbbing sweet teeth and a house that hasn't seen a proper bowl of ice cream all summer gave rise to a delicious battle Saturday night and the winners and still the champs turned out to be two innocent spectators, Katherine and me.If Plato did say that necessity is the mother of invention, [...]
I love a rainy night
A schizophrenic crossroad on the way to our family cabin fascinates me each time we pass it -- to the left, Happy Lane, to the right Old Dump Road. A divine sense of humor or retribution led to these two very different descriptions of the same street. The sign offers a perfect example of perspective. Would [...]
Gather Ye Rosbuds While Ye May
This week as the purple petals on my favorite flowers finally emerged, we learned once again the depths of profound beauty and terrible passion Mother Nature offers. I dusted off my favorite bike and took a late afternoon ride through the city Sunday afternoon, pausing occasionally to smell the lilacs and to photograph spring's glorious [...]
Second star on the right
A talented director entertains, a gifted one elevates. This weekend in a high school theatre that has blown us away more often than we can count, we once again transcended a story we had heard all our lives. This time Peter Pan and his faithful, naughty sidekick Tinkerbell led us to Neverland, a place at [...]