Among his many interests, my father…

I was the last one chosen for every team…

It’s timeless - boys love trains.

My dad, Jim Merritt, died young…

As a kid I was drawn to the visual arts.

New Trier East High School offered transportation…

This circus wagon toy from Fisher-Price…

My dad served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Force…

My father moved his law office from the front room…

Not to brag, but I was probably the only kid…

Forty-seven years ago, I was a freshman student nurse.

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…