Remembering the joys and challenges of a small town ritual.
Memories from a file thick with newspaper clippings.
Remembering the character of a nurturer.
A case for delight in dressing ourselves.
The multi-sensory memories of a mother who wore more than just clothes.
On inheriting the fashion legacy of a mother.
Is technology moving faster than the speed of humans?
The history of dance for a preacher’s family.
A word from the sidelines, with a pitchfork in one hand and a trowel in the other.
Yea, though we walk through the valley of forbidden activities...
A tradition of remembering those who have touched our lives.
Suffering with others on the longest night of the year.
Your kids were supposed to have perfect parents. You were supposed to have perfect kids. You’re all plain out of luck.
Hint: it’s about more than just stalking celebrities (with a little of that, too).
Remembering Dad in the aftermath of an ice storm.
Remembering a mother’s edible expressions of love.
Considering what it means to feel at home as a child of traveling parents.
Exploring the memories buried beneath the surface of the family farm.
It’s a long way, and yet not so far, between then and now.
An love letter to Austin, Texas, in all of its incarnations.
A reflection on the powerful hold a cottage can have on our hearts.
Pondering the sense of belonging that transcends a structure.
Scanning generations past for the legacy of growing things.
On making quilts as gifts for children.
Remembering a backyard presence.
An eastern native catches a western breeze.
Remembering the many gifts of an old friend.
On the things we hold dear, and the things that lose their luster between generations.
Remembering grandma, and basic truths about our humanity.
More than just china handed down through the generations.