Perhaps the secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company. Rachel Naomi Remens My maternal Grandfather collected his dearly …
Cups of Tea
Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone. …
The Eyes Have It
The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh There is a something in the autumn of life that …
A Mother’s Panache
After her death, my father divulged that he almost broke his engagement to my mother because she rebuffed his request to drive with both feet on the floor board. Sounds …
Mommie’s Brownies
What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate. Katherine Hepburn My mother loved Katharine Hepburn. She was enthusiastic enough about her to wake …
Oyster Time
There’s no greater pleasure than a bag of books. D Mounger Once I was gifted with a tender need to pause over the personal tattoo. An ancient veteran serving with …
All Through the House
When I was a little girl, we would leave Tupelo, Mississippi early on Christmas Eve and head to Yazoo City to join my grandparents, aunt and uncle, spouses and seven …
Deduce Not So Ye Shall Not Be Reduced
Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell There’s a peculiar condition in which a song takes root and tracks on repeat …
Melvin in the House
Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people. Peter Strople Early winter bustled into our country town. The Weatherman would have had a few things to …