Exploring Our Connection to People and Place
In case you missed the first installment, you can read it here: Finding Family in Sicily – Part 1 Over 100 years ago, Mary’s grandfather left Piana degli Albanesi for America. He was 19 years old. His oldest brother joined him and, later, his five sisters and their mother. They would all land in Rockport,…
This post is serious. But mixed in with some fun. Did you know that Texas has the largest gathering of people dressed like turkeys? Larger than any other state. There’s probably a really good chance it’s the largest gathering of turkey drag anywhere IN THE WORLD. Does dressing like a turkey have anything to do…
I was 18 years old when I decided to move across the country on my own. And since this meant I would not be attending Northern Illinois University as my parents had hoped, I would not be accepting any money from them. Not that they offered. At least, not then. It seemed like a crazy…
Remodeling a home as a verbal thinker Our house in Bellevue is going to need some work. Nothing structural, thank goodness. And all things considered (age of the house, having been a rental for twenty years, etc), the work is not really that much. But what we do have to do is more than either…
Some dogs want attention. Others need to feel safe. Some need a job. Athena needed love. Athena and her brother were surrendered to the local animal shelter at just a few months old. She was an anxious pup so the staff took to having her spend days in the office with them. I didn’t even…
“Because I was fifteen and generally an idiot, I thought that the feeling of home I was experiencing had to do with the car and where it was parked, instead of attributing it wholly and gratefully to my sister.” The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Home is not always a place. Sometimes home is not…
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