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Category: Everyday life
On Leaving Christmas
Try as I might, for the last (fill in the blank) years that I've been setting up the tree, the decor, the nativities, I turn around a day, a week, a month! later, and there it is: a piece of Christmas [...]
Leaving a Mark
"Did you mark it?" my husband asked as he surveyed the patio extension two days ago. I nodded and pointed to the corner where I'd taken an awl and inscribed our names and the date, May 2021. Our new patio [...]
The hall tree
I always wanted a hall tree, a specific place to hang the family's coats, deposit their hats and gloves, ditch the damp umbrellas. I'd like to have had an antique one, one to match the age and demeanor of our [...]