Last night we were able to get together with some old friends and spend a few hours catching up over good food and drink, laughs and games. Our families have known one another for a long time, going all the way back to BK days (before kids), and as a result our kids quite literally … More The Long Letting Go Called Parenthood
It’s not a very stylish clock by modern standards. It has a definite Victorian vibe to it: made entirely of oak with lots of turnings and carvings. It was my Grandparent’s, on my father’s side, and once hung at the far end of their living room, just to the right of the window which housed … More Keeping Time
Earlier this spring I sat on our screened-in porch and breathed deeply of the air. It was clean, crisp and clear – the way air often is after a spring thunderstorm. It was sweet, rich, full, encompassing. And it was familiar. As I breathed in I was transported back to my childhood, back to my … More The Power of Memories
As I made a 3-point turn to go back and check out the “House for rent” sign we just passed, my daughter literally shouted from the back seat “Oh my God, look at the trees!!!!” I smiled and saw where her eyes were gazing: a line of long leaf pines standing fifty-plus feet in the … More Place Matters
Sitting in our dark paneled living room (think: 1970’s plywood and not English Hunting Lodge), a room I’ve spent a lot of time in over the last 4 years, the corner to my right is calling for my attention. It’s been emptied of the desk and chair that normally fill it in order to make … More Moving Boxes
The Wading Pool 