My phone took a trip to LaCrosse without me on Saturday and I'm trying not to take it personally. She buried herself in the passenger seat of my friend's car and enjoyed a nice little road trip. It took me a while to figure out where she had gone. I felt a little frantic when [...]
I'm know I'm not the first to appreciate the metaphor of the tree, but every season I admire them more. I like their root-to-seed circle of life and the history we trace through the circles in their trunk. I admire their bend-don't-break attitude, their posture, and the dignified way they welcome strangers to nest on [...]
I seasoned our cast iron skillets yesterday. It took a couple of hours, two Google searches, a text conversation with two of my foodie children and four tablespoons of vegetable oil. That’s it. A little time, a little effort and those two pans emerged with a nice fresh outlook and a non-stick surface. I like [...]
A lone pine tree stands at the midway point of the Wisdom Tree Trail in Los Angeles. At first glance, it looks a little scraggly, but the tree acts as both an important focal point and a metaphor. It is the lone survivor of a devastating fire that swept the Hollywood Hills back in 2007. [...]
We were limping to the finish line of this Packer season, cold, discouraged and disconcertingly relieved to be attending our last game at Lambeau, when we ran smack into a bunch of green and gold cheer. Our friends the Shadick family, with their matching Christmas Packer hand warmers and their contagious grins, understand that football [...]