There were several items I took from my mother’s house this past month as we began the process of readying her lovely home for sale.  There were some beautiful crystal candlesticks, a set…

I once read that a baby girl is born looking into her mother’s eyes and never looks away.  That stayed with me because I believe nothing is truer. My mother died on December…

I could not let sweet November pass without giving it its due requiem.  There is something so lovely and atmospheric about this mysterious month and yet, it only requires a turkey dinner of…

I live in an enchanting little village.  But for years and years, I was never able to know it well.  Now that has changed and I have time to take my solitary daily…

In a film I watched years ago that I can’t remember the name of, John Malkovich chastises Andy McDowell when she responds to him about  approximately how many times something happened.  McDowell drawls,…

Pumpkin bread, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin donuts…I even saw a sign that told me I could get my “pumpkin anti-freeze HERE!”  Has there ever been so much pumpkin? But then…who am I kidding?  I…

At the time I began to wake up to such things, I noticed a lush and colorful garden in my neighborhood.  I was 20 and I had the family car to myself with…

My mother’s favorite film has always been Splendor in the Grass, directed and produced by famed Elia Kazan.  For me, way too much happens in the movie and there is too much drama…

My eyes fell on the garment as soon as I stepped into the shop.  Suddenly, it was 1974 and the moon was silvery and high and I was young and pretty, wearing a…

I couldn’t resist posting these vintage and worn teacups stacked up upon each other as if they had come from Miss Haversham’s rickety old pantry.  Or perhaps the cups are from a castle’s…

Discovering knitting podcasts has jump-started a renewed interest in the craft this year.  It has been exciting to see what other women knit and has made me want to expand my skills.  Also,…

When I watched someone I love eat an ice cream cone recently, my heart broke into a thousand shards.  The way he relished his cone which I bought (I wanted to treat him…