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PUBLISHING, MY MOTHER, & ROMANCING THE STONE
That opening scene of Romancing the Stone, one of my favorite movies: Our introvert heroine puts the finishing touches on her latest book, then celebrates with her cat. A plate of tuna with a sprig of parsley for Romeo … Continue reading
SIXTY YEARS OF CHESTNUTS
Every autumn when I was a kid, my mother and I would don headscarves and woolen jackets and take a walk up to the Lone Fir Cemetery, the Chestnut grove there. Who knows when the trees were planted or … Continue reading