Since 2015 I have been approaching those December rituals with beginner’s mind, intense determination, and a bunch of crafting supplies.
Read MoreAdvocating for Advent
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Fifteen
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I had a feeling that raising a teen might be less of a struggle than people were saying. And guess what? It’s even better than I imagined.
Read MoreNew Take
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Tasked with making the desserts for a little girl’s first birthday party, I went with a lemon tart, matcha cookies, and one unorthodox little cake.
Read MoreBeta Version
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That satisfied look on Anker’s face is a lot like the one on mine as I present news of his recent success along with a neat little throwback.
Read MoreThirteen
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My son’s birthdays measure both his age in years and my own evolution in motherhood, which continues to be a breathtaking, exciting experience.
Read MoreFrontispiece
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Find out what happened after microbiologist Christon J. Hurst found a mother-and-child image he liked on the web and tracked down the photographer.
Read MoreEmotional Baking
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I bake to feed an elusive hunger in me that can only be sated by a diligent labor of love. The cakes, tarts, and cookies are a happy coincidence.
Read MoreForty-Four in Twenty-Two
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The end of one year has me taking stock of how I’ve been living. The first days of another bring me inspiration to invite what I desire.
Read MorePlot Twist
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My recent stay with Marta’s family made me want to write about the times we’ve shared. And then events shook the story in another direction.
Read MoreA Summer Scene
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A glimpse of white linen and periwinkle silk on an al fresco summer date inspires me to wonder why I am moved so deeply by this sight.
Read MoreThis and That
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April elicits heavy memories while ushering in lighter days. (It turns out that three years into bereavement one is whole again.)
Read MoreAdvanced Adventing
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This year’s calendar combined the exuberance of gift giving with a controlled architectural streak. In other words it was perfect.
Read MoreSummerhouse Stills
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For this text-free post I’ve selected a dozen photos to tell the fragmented story of a whole season’s worth of simple pleasures.
Read MoreA Week in Greece in June
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What makes the Aegean adventure into what it is has to do with that tranquil turquise sea made for swimming, but that is not all.
Read MoreCelebration Song
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A boy’s ninth birthday inspires contemplation of how this unlikely milestone marks not just the child’s life but motherhood, too.
Read MoreNotes from Connecticut
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Last week I had the honor of attending a UCONN Human Rights Institute conference in memory of my father. Here is what I had to say.
Read MorePoems from Poland
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One of the ways I remember my father is through poems he loved and ones I wish we could have read together. Here is a handful.
Read MorePortugal, Volume Two
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A revisit can deepen one’s regard for a place and still let down expectations of better weather. The same can be said for photos.
Read MoreHigh Middle Childhood
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Photos of boys of a certain age enjoying their winter break. Also, a glimpse into the origin of the phrase in the title.
Read MoreDeck the Halls 2017
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A handful of photos documenting December wonders plus a brief confession about my experience of this year’s holiday season.
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