I wanted to buy a Christmas tree today. It was a department store tree, the already decorated variety. This silvery-white fir was adorned with matching bulbs and snowflakes, and it boasted a shimmering star at the top. I thought about how much I would be willing to pay for such a tree, this quintessential symbolContinue reading “Deck the Halls”
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Bold and Strong: Coffee Chat with Author Gail Ward Olmsted
In her novel Landscape of a Marriage, Gail Ward Olmsted (Yes! A relative of THE Frederick Law Olmsted) quotes Fred as saying, “…in a civilized country, no man should be expected to walk, let alone interact with others before consuming a sufficient amount of coffee.” I have never felt so close to someone I’ve neverContinue reading “Bold and Strong: Coffee Chat with Author Gail Ward Olmsted”
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