2016 has been a watershed year for my family. In May our son Adam married his soulmate Jess, a beautiful, smart, spunky young woman who is his equal in everything but height. Preparations and anticipation of the big day took up most of the first half of the year. In September, my aunt Beth… Continue reading A Watershed Year
Not a Hallmark Movie
I have a confession to make - I do not love Hallmark Christmas movies. I know this will come as a shock to my many friends who love nothing more than curling up on the couch on a cold winter night and being transported to a world where everyone lives in beautifully decorated homes filled… Continue reading Not a Hallmark Movie
Surviving the Drought
I came home to a wonderful surprise this week - sitting on the kitchen counter was a bag of real tomatoes! Not the mealy, no taste kind that the grocery stores offer, but beautiful red summer tomatoes. Our 'across the field' neighbors had grown them in a raised bed with an irrigation system and they… Continue reading Surviving the Drought
Memorial for Beth Austell
My aunt Beth passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of September 14th, after slowly getting weaker and weaker from the lung cancer that she knew would take her life. Early on she had asked me to speak at her memorial service and the following are the remarks I gave at Milford… Continue reading Memorial for Beth Austell
Go Away!
I started back to school this week, my 17th year as a media specialist. I’m in a school I love with a great staff, a new principal who is excited and collegial, and students and families I have come to know and love. After 17 years I feel like I should know what I’m doing,… Continue reading Go Away!
Under the Magnolia Tree 