"Good fences make good neighbors." That quote from the Robert Frost poem "Mending Wall" is often used to express the way people use fences to create a barrier between them and their neighbors. I've found, however, that sometimes fences can bring neighbors together. When we moved into our house there was a short, rusty, chain … Continue reading Good neighbors make good fences
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Last year I posted a list of 40 interesting people to follow on Twitter. At the risk of offending many of my unlisted Twitter friends (who are incredibly interesting to me but possibly less so to the public in general), here are seven more interesting people to follow on Twitter. Well, technically six people to … Continue reading 7 interesting people to follow on Twitter
It's time again to store most of my sweaters until next fall and winter. That means it's also time to stop the denial I have about adequately caring for my sweaters. Below is a confession of how my laundry techniques devolve over the the life of a sweater: The five phases of caring for sweaters. … Continue reading The five phases of caring for sweaters
Listen to Your Mother is an annual event that in 2014 extended to 32 cities. The Listen to Your Mother shows have the same common goal: "giving motherhood a microphone" by giving a chance for anyone who is a mother, has a mother, or knows a mother to read an essay about motherhood in front … Continue reading Listen to Your Mother: The beauty of backstage
ChicagoNow bloggers are joining forces today in support of new moms as they celebrate their first Mother's Day. Dear new mom, Happy Mother's Day! Of course, within the Maternal Sisterhood we like to think of every day as Mother's Day. Over the next weeks and months I will be sending periodic letters indoctrinating you with … Continue reading Letter to a new mom: The secrets of motherhood
Kim Z. Dale 