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 [...]
Win, lose or somewhat deflating tie, Packer games have always been excellent opportunities to celebrate family. We bring them with us to games, gather around living room televisions to watch with them, text updates, share touchdown traditions and toasts, food and frustrations, strategies and stories. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to tailgate with my husband, [...]