One of the happiest achievements in my life was going to the USSR as a junior in high school (1990). For almost three weeks, a group of forty StrangersBecoming Family from across the northeast US explored places and met people …
It’s been a busy start to the summer in our family. Our youngest was home for a month, and last week returned to the northeast to work at a summer camp in Vermont. Our middle is getting ready to go …
We bought a basil plant at the grocery store last week. I can’t remember what recipe A. was going to make for dinner, but the fresh basil leaves – as they always do – played a big role in the …
Let’s go on a treasure hunt! Set some time aside over the week. Set a destination (home, kitchen, park, mall, museum – wherever you like). And grab your phone. Here is your list. Something redSomething translucentSomething shinySomething dustySomething yellowSomething sharpA …
The ongoing project in my personal world is creating order from the files on my computer. Not only do I have the ‘regular’ sorts of files like warranties and financial records, I have have 24 years of poorly stewarded digital …
This weekend is the 20th anniversary of Artisphere on Main Street of Greenville, SC. One of the reasons that we moved to Greenville was the ‘art scene’. We had no idea what that would amount to until we got here. …
Our eyes are amazing. In concert with our brains, they are constantly compiling pieces into a whole that we interpret and accept. On my desk, a mug holds a collection of colored pencils. A jar holds some shiny night sky …
My patron saint of questions (and fashion) Ms. Frizzle says “If you keep asking questions, you’ll keep getting answers.” I think if I were to make a list of questions, I would have a hard time finding the end of …