Moments

Opening the Present of a Painting

Opening the Present of a Painting

When my daughter and nieces were small, my sister and I piled all of us in the car for an "arts adventure." I’d asked my friend, Beverly Key, a visual artist who does abstract landscapes, oil paintings, and collages, if we could come and watch her paint. She graciously agreed...

That Time I Almost Said No

That Time I Almost Said No

The text came in one morning over the holidays: “Want to go to the Mill?”

My daughter, a high schooler, was at her favorite coffee shop reading, and I was at home working. We were texting about our plans together that afternoon. So far, we’d decided to grab a bite to eat and go shopping for a new comforter for her room (50% off After Christmas Sale!).

And now she was asking if we could also go to a nearby park called the Mill...