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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Goodbye Summer Tunes
These songs were in my head or stereo most of the summer.
Musical Baby
The first two put him to sleep, the rest were some of his babyhood favorites. Happy Birthday, Jess.
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…