Ouch
“I think…we think… we’re cooler than we are,” my husband said. We were on a weekend get-away, a time when the two of us are always in...
Your Inner Wise Woman
My Aunt Georgia turned 99 in June. Ninety-nine. That gives me pause. Can you imagine living to 99…and beyond? At 90, nearly ten years ago...
200 Campers
I’m rather ashamed to say that summer isn’t my best season. I say that with trepidation. In New England, it’s kind of like saying you...
A Perfect Summer Day.....
The President of The Telling Room board, Susan Conley, finished her term in June. Susan is one of the founders of The Telling Room (with...
The Secret to a Long-Term Relationship
Who am I to give advice like this? I’m hesitant. I don’t know universal answers. I’ll be honest. I don’t know the secret. I certainly...
Always Choose Inspiration
Chip + Joanna Gaines, HGTV's Fixer Upper “My wife, Sara, and I have always said that our daughter Willa is clothed in strength and...
Separation
In some respects, you’d think I was lucky. I had two fathers. Two potentially strong men looking out for me. But it’s not quite how it...
Art: Harmony vs. Turmoil
Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth Is art better when it’s created from an inner state of turmoil, chaos, anger, disappointment, grief? Or...
Sweet Child of Hers
That Friday workday in February was absolutely spring-like. Mid-day in Portland, the Time + Temperature building showed it was 55 degrees....
Brothers
We’re driving downtown in the December cold to celebrate, once again, my husband’s birthday. The four of us are going out to dinner in...