family life

As my American friends celebrate their Thanksgiving; bringing their families together,  I’m also thinking about our traditions and our many…

  My husband calls his parents each week.   His mother is not so chatty, so he mostly talks with his…

A while ago I met a young girl who reminded me of myself 30 years earlier.   This little story…

I have to tell you that this post is written with tears in my eyes….. You may think me ridiculous……

If you have read this blog for a while you’ll know that we are not afraid of a little kitsch,…

I’m sure I’m not the only one to feel that these last few days before Christmas are the lull before…

This is the strange tale of the house that waited two years for our family.  My husband and I have had…