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The Car That Knew My Childhood Before I Did
It’s strange how something as simple as a car in a post can stop you in your tracks which is what happened yesterday when I had the post for #WordlessWednesday made. When I sat down at the computer all I knew was I needed to get a post up and leaving Town I wanted it to be something would reflect our trip. I didn’t expect the photo that was created for me. I was scrolling, to see what couldn’t wait until I got back half-focused, while thinking about everything else I needed to get done, and then suddenly there it is. That exact shape. That same kind of paint. That…
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Homemade Cookies and the Memories They Hold
Homemade Cookies and the Memories They Hold I don’t know about you but for me there is something comforting about homemade cookies that store-bought treats can never quite replace. Maybe it is the smell drifting through the kitchen while the oven warms the house, or maybe it is the memories that somehow always come attached to Homemade Cookies. What do you think? In our home Cookies are rarely just dessert in a family home. They become traditions, stories, and tiny moments we remember years later. Some families pass down fancy recipes written on stained index cards. Others make the same simple cookies every Christmas. In our family, cookies have always…
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When Your Parent Talks to Photographs at 2 AM: How We Built a Teddy Bear That Listens
It was 2:47 in the morning when Margaret started talking to the photograph on her nightstand. Not confused rambling from medication, but clear sentences about her sister Eleanor. About Vermont summers. About how the cardinal stopped visiting the feeder. Nobody was listening. Nobody except the silence. If you’re a mom caring for both your kids and your aging parents, you know this moment. Maybe you’ve walked in on it. Maybe you’ve imagined it happening while you’re home with your own family, miles away, unable to be in two places at once. The Crisis Nobody Talks About Here’s what they don’t tell you about the “sandwich generation”: 33% of older adults…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
