My grandmother died four years ago yesterday.  I think of her every year on November 1, but I also think of her at times when I'm somewhere that was familiar…

To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.  ~Phyllis Theroux The other day I received a letter from a good friend.…

I love this poem.  A friend shared it at JV soccer practice during my sophomore year of boarding school.  I've kept it tucked away for years and recently came across…

Hadley,  One week old, October 2006.  “You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around –…

"Remember in the end, it's with YOU you have to live."  -Unknown My summer reading list has included two great parenting books.  The first is called "SCREAM FREE PARENTING",…

My lifetime obsession with bargains is somewhat genetic.  My mother has never met a yard sale she didn't like.  From the time I was very young, I can recall stalking…