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...