Tag Archives: family
Age Three: Some Life Lessons
When I was three years old, my paternal grandmother died just days before Christmas, almost a year to the day after her husband had died. What awful Christmases those must have been for my dad, but I never knew it. As … Continue reading
Monday Discovery—Link to Mixed Metaphor: “Intersections”
Today’s discovery? I’m keeping it in the family and sharing the link to my daughter-in-law Larissa Parson‘s blog entry, “Intersections,” posted Friday, September 7. She doesn’t get to post as often as she would like. Here’s why: Larissa teaches English … Continue reading
So Many Streets, So Many Connections
I have lost friends, some by death… others by sheer inability to cross the street. ― Virginia Woolf I just finished reading an essay, “Girlfriends,” in Anna Quindlen’s Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. In her memoir Quindlen passes along Virginia … Continue reading
It’s a Wonder-filled World
My third-born son and his daughter are off on an adventure this week. They are in New York City to celebrate her thirteenth birthday. He decided a couple of years ago, when his oldest turned thirteen, that he would take … Continue reading
