For my birthday this year the universe gave me Ann Patchett. And my joy and gratitude is such that I’m…
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on the death of a friend
“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands…
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of gardens and grandmothers
a podcast with Margaret Roach
(and a book give-away, too)
It’s just after 5 a.m. as I type these words, still completely dark outside. But my friend Margaret Roach and I…
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chatting with ghosts
a visit to E.B. White’s farm
Have you ever wondered by what mysterious alchemy a whim becomes a wish, and a wish a reality? I’m pretty…
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the family we choose
“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may…
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dear old(er):
my best apple cake
and the beauty of lying fallow
This is the fourth in a series of letters between me and my friend, author Margaret Roach, on the challenges…
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