A Jar, Paper and Memories: Celebrating the Passing Year
I emptied the large glass mason jar onto the table during lunch. Everyone was home (which is rare these days)…
Blessings
If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do April Snowstorms Bring?
A white winter wonderland greeted us this morning. It’s April 9 and snow covers my newly reinstalled patio furniture. Snow…
Thank You, MAM
“I always get these,” my sister says. She passes me the phone-like interpretive device she collected from the smiling, white-toothed…
Update: Everything Must Go
Last year about this time, I shared the story of saying goodbye to life-long summer neighbors. (Read the essay here.) For…
Decade of Change
I stood in the backrow. The fitness room’s mirrored walls didn’t allow for anonymity, but I felt better there, even…
Baseball Dreams Come True
On a cool afternoon in the early 80s, I unrolled my reflective tanning blanket to sunbathe at my family’s Wisconsin…
Everything Must Go
“Seize the day, then let it go.” -Marty Rubin One by one, cars creep past. Passengers point and gawk, muttering…
Love Baked Daily
The following essay, Love Baked Daily, was a semifinalist for the Chicago “Listen to your Mother” Show. I wrote it as an homage to…
It’s the Little Things
I felt its beginnings over a week ago. In response, I bought fresh flowers. I diffused uplifting essential oils. I…
Written in Ink
We rushed into the restaurant, cold wind blowing behind us as we pushed through the glass doors. This would be…