Jul 8, 2017
The Last Doll
Published in ChicagoNow, September 8, 2017 You either love dolls or hate them. I am definitely in the doll-lovers camp. My mother adored...
Jun 20, 2017
Loss and Sorrow: Remembering my Cousin on her Birthday
Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2017 When my late mother entered her eighties, she often told me about which...
Jun 7, 2017
1967: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of Graduating College
Published in ChicagoNow, June 7, 2017 1967. Quite a year to be launched from college into the world. The music was awesome but the...
May 12, 2017
The Unconditional Love of a Mother
Published in ChicagoNow, May 12, 2017 I had saved a message from my late mother on my phone. It breaks my heart that, somehow in...
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...
Feb 9, 2017
When your Child Turns Forty
Wish I looked like this now! Published in ChicagoNow, February 9, 2017 I remember turning forty so clearly. Back in 1985, when you were...
Jan 3, 2017
Aunt Bea’s Chocolate Cake and Other Sacred Recipes
Aunt Bea’s Chocolate Cake Published in ChicagoNow, January 3, 2017 I’m not sure anyone will want my recipe cards. My children tell me...
Nov 12, 2016
Bad Bad Leroy Brown Memories of a Simpler Era
Crank up the stereo! Published in ChicagoNow, November 2, 2016 Last week, ChicagoNow had its monthly writing challenge, “Blogapalooza,”...
Sep 21, 2016
The Diamond Necklace
Published in ChicagoNo, September 21, 2016 My mother wore it until they took it from her in the hospital before she died. I remember when...
Aug 3, 2016
Grief Loss and Queen Annes Lace
Photo by Kathy Clark Published in ChicagoNow , August 3, 2016 As I see my mother’s favorite wildflower, Queen Anne’s Lace, popping up in...