Become a Professional Appreciator
Recently, I went to my favorite place, Café Blue, to do a little journaling and painting. Standing in my closet that morning, I took care to pick an outfit because [...]
Happy Nurturing Day
This is me with my mother, 46 years ago or so. This photo is on the altar in my home office. I treasure it, and I treasure her. You may [...]
Interminable Delight
For a long time, I had a food/motherhood/poignant life moments blog called In Praise of Leftovers, and it pretty much turned into a poetry blog. I closed that down in [...]
Mothering is just One Kind of Love
Every year, I share the same thoughts about Mother's Day. I wake up thinking about them, usually in this order: My children, Wyatt and Loretta, are fascinating, tender marvels. And that [...]