Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Had I known how my family would expand in such heart swelling ways, I might have been less wistful about each childhood’s swift passage. The milestones that took them away -- first steps, first day of school, college, that first real job, marriage -- actually made our family more whole. I know that now. I [...]
My Sunday started with a swig of tea, a stroll to our cabin window to check out the view, strawberry rhubarb yogurt, a handful of grapes , some lively morning conversation and a slow walk through the woods. How extraordinary, I thought. How soul-soothingly beautiful to turn our faces toward the sun in step with [...]
Tomorrow, I will set the table for the smallest Thanksgiving dinner I've ever hosted on a family heirloom that still reels from the indignity of its life as a desk. Oh, 2020, you emerged with such promise and so quickly became a four-digit curse. Thanks for nothing...and thanks for everything you've taught us about what [...]
We bought the house I grew up in, which means I have been feeling safer at this home since 1971. It juts out a little into the street so you can see the porch light from a good distance as you make your way south toward it. I have always liked that view, especially as [...]
Ten years ago, I purchased a blue bubble coat on a lark to mark the sad end of our local Steve and Barry's store. The coat, which cost me $5, has been a mainstay of my wardrobe ever since. Cost per wear? Well, I think I owe it a small fortune by now. My loyal [...]