G-ma was delighted when a couple of recent installments of the Chronicles inspired readers to recall some of their own favorite family lore. Even better, they wrote and shared their memories and bestowed permission to pass them on. Over the years, G-ma has become a fervent believer that there’s a funny thread somewhere in every […]
Summer’s Lament
I knew it would be like this when you returned. It’s always been this way. The signs are there, omnipresent as the dawn, in the mirror, out the window, in the sky if I dare look up. You arrive early, and arrogantly linger later each day, beholden to no one, keeper of the clock, doling […]
The Invincible MM
A few years back, a well-intentioned therapist probing my history for signposts tried to steer me down the Mother Track. It must be routine and fruitful territory in her line of work. It was high on her list of questions, and she seemed mildly surprised by my responses. “Did you resent your mother when you […]
Growing old, together
An alluring spring dawn had announced itself through the slats in the window blinds long before we raised our heads from the pillows simultaneously and locked eyes. No words were exchanged, but the message was clear. Keats would have observed us as two souls with but a single thought: It was too early to get […]
Blood, Memories and Time Travel
At six and four, Buddy and Sis are old enough now to enjoy the occasional overnight visit at my house. These visits linger in memory with certain central “themes”. Oh, yes, I might think, looking back, that’s the time we made peanut butter cookies the first time. Or, that was the time Buddy first dove […]
Love on the Heels of Loss
These are my Easter shoes. Pretty spectacular, yes? They tend to attract a lot of comments when I wear them, at least once every Easter season. But these aren’t just fabulous footwear. These are shoes with a story. In early fall of 2012, our family faced news for which there is no preparation. My beautiful […]