Togetherness
Having lived away from my family for several years, I try to make the most of being back at my hometown. What a blessing to be able to sit on…
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There is a Person Under That Basket
On my list of favorite things about being a mom is that I’ve got at least 18 good years of hide and seek before me. And I am the master….
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Through My Daughter’s Eyes
When my daughter was born everything about my life came into focus. If ever I had trouble sensing the choice and the value of each of my actions, if ever…
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Making House a Home
This was my favorite summer cottage in Maine. Like the ultimate playhouse, it has so many of the surface elements that I love packed into one camp house: cedar shingles,…
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Things I Learned Over the Summer
A reminder for those days when I feel like everything I do is undone in a moment after school, nothings seems accomplished, and I’m going to bed in a messy…
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Accidental Cantaloupe
This is Garden Magic. I didn’t choose to go the melon route, but it chose me. I’m poking around in the last little bits of summer garden and find something…
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Happy Birthday, Dad
He grew up in a poor family of 11 on what was literally the wrong side of the tracks- the country side. The country kids swam in the city’s reservoir…
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Goodbye Summer Tunes
These songs were in my head or stereo most of the summer.
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Musical Baby
The first two put him to sleep, the rest were some of his babyhood favorites. Happy Birthday, Jess.
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That’s My Baby
My little man turned 10 last weekend. Thought I would re-live the baby days with a few photos. All weekend I was remembering the way it felt to hold him…