- Dec 4, 2018
The Dress and Family Ties
Published in ChicagoNow, December 4, 2018 I just gifted my great niece with one of the flower girl dresses my granddaughters had worn for...
- Aug 18, 2018
Celebrating a Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Published in ChicagoNow, August 28, 2018 In high school, my wonderful English teacher, Miss Young, made us memorize a Shakespearean...
- Apr 10, 2017
Happy Siblings Day
Published in ChicagoNow, April 10, 2017 Today is my brother’s birthday, so I was searching old family photos for one of his baby pictures...
- May 13, 2015
Becoming a Matriarch
Can you find the new matriarch? Published in ChicagoNow, May 13, 2015 I was helping one of my grandkids with her third-grade spelling...
- Jan 17, 2014
The Things They Leave Behind
Published in ChicagoNow, January 17, 2014 I recently found part of a love letter written to one of my daughters over 20 years ago when...
- Nov 18, 2013
Holiday Madness
Published in ChicagoNow, November 18, 2013 It’s mid November and my holiday panic has arrived! My personal countdown, driven by the...