If you were to walk in our front door—the fancy one, not the friendly one in the kitchen—you’d be surprised, maybe, by all the colors you’d see. The walls in the hallway are a pretty taupe, but the rooms themselves are different colors, based on the furniture and the art on the walls...
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Hospitality. The word has been on my mind recently.
Over the weekend, my husband and I went to the closing reception for an exhibition at Still Point, a new art gallery in our area...
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The air was fresh and cool and full of the fragrance of honeysuckle and privet. The day had not fully awakened, especially in shady areas under the trees...
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“Want to go to an antiques auction with us?” my dad asked on the phone one day. In love with all things vintage at the time, I jumped at the chance.
The next Saturday evening, we followed my aunt and uncle’s car out into the country. We drove back up in the woods to a place that was aptly named Trails’ End Antiques. I had no idea how we got there or how we’d ever find our way out again...
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Blessed Art Thou Among Women by Gertrude Kasebier. 1899. Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1933.
The mother stands in the doorway beside a girl wearing a dark dress, tights, and shoes. Her long, flowing white gown has ruffles on top that remind me of angel’s wings. She’s looking away from the camera...
Read moreThe Gifts of Theater for Students
“May is the new December,” a teacher friend recently said to me. For parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone else who works with kids, May could be the craziest month of the year...
Read more21 Minutes
Her name is Reagan Marie: the firstborn of our friends, Bob and Cindy Baima, and our goddaughter. A beautiful baby girl with a fatal genetic disorder. Today is her birthday. Her story has touched many people so I wanted to share it with you...
Read moreNone Too Pleased
It was a making-memories kind of day. My sister and I took our girls to Callaway Gardens to the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center...
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