The Lost Art of Family Dinners

Dinner in Suburbia by Make Less Noise

When I was a child, we ate dinner together nearly every night. I did not necessarily love the whole ritual, especially when my mother made hamburger pie, covered with mashed potatoes, or when I was in trouble for one thing or another (which was a lot), but [...]

Happy Birthday, Madoline

Sometimes lately when I lean into the mirror to put on my mascara, I am startled to see my grandmother’s eyes looking back at me. 

Today, she would have been 90.   Irises and lilacs, fresh from my garden.  xoxox, Grandma.