I hadn’t crocheted a stitch in years…

My mom, Pauline B. Rosenthal (Shipiatski) Share…

The story, as I recall it…

In Spring 2017, I finally had emptied all the boxes…

My mother died relatively young at age 52…

Robert Hitchens’ earliest meals…

We have all heard the saying, “The best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”

When I read Jenni Dart’s wonderful story of Nonna’s sauce…

My mom was not a great cook…

The highland people of Guatemala…

My husband heard the excitement in my gasp…

My mom was a generous gift giver.

I remember the time and place I smoked my first joint…

The small ceramic pinch pot is marked…

Meet my Danny.

My grandmother was a real character…

I was born in the Mormon church…

My parents bought all their furniture at Turk…

My mom had three sisters…

On my knickknack shelf sits a pitcher…