Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Our three-year-old is made of pixie dust and spunk. She loves sweet things like cupcakes, ripe apricots and her new baby sister. She spins through her days like a whirling dervish of creativity. She’s an artist — painting, cutting, tracing, gluing, coloring and then… …she’s a teacher — lining up her stuffed turtle, princess doll, [...]
We experienced a festival of kindness this weekend as we gathered to celebrate our daughter Katherine’s marriage to Ed Rhee. When our crotchety old lawn mower broke down a few days before we hosted the wedding on our property Up North, our friends Nicolle and Ron loaded up theirs and delivered it right to us. [...]
Everything I love about June — the fresh breezes, the long walks, the ice cream, the painted toe nails, the burgers, the sunshine, the joy — is even better when Margo comes to town. Grandchildren make this old world sparkle. Ours arrived yesterday, fresh off the blessed gift of an Allegiant Air direct flight from [...]
Earlier this week, my granddaughter Margo enjoyed the kind of very special Bluey episode that makes you feel good about this old world and the characters in it. The "Buy Nothing" group in her parent's neighborhood had organized a curbside giveaway event. So, Margo and her parents, Charlie and Tara, took a little afternoon stroll [...]
New Jersey Margo reports sunny days ahead. It's easy for her to predict an early spring because she's been spreading sunshine since she was born, just after Groundhog Day one year ago. That means our own little groundhog celebrates her first birthday tomorrow. Of course, she sees blue skies, and happy times, and delicious cake [...]