thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
Over the course of a birthday and Mother’s Day last year, I received two orchids as gifts. They both came from Trader Joe’s, and when their blooms fell off and never came back, I thought they should get pitched. Mark thought differently. One time while we were working in the yard, he told me that … Read more
Every year during the holiday season when we were growing up, my sister and I would stay up late to watch White Christmas. Long before video tapes and then DVDs, White Christmas would play just once a year and usually late at night. We both loved that movie and knew all the words to every … Read more
As a science researcher throughout his career, Mark was a devoted and frequent attendee of professional meetings, and for decades went to the biannual Gordon Conferences in Vermont. He wanted me to go with him on every work trip, but I have a job that I’m required to go to on a pretty regular basis … Read more