Tag Archives: family

Sign Here

Posted on November 22, 2021 by msw blog

I put a washable marker at each place setting so guests can sign their names right on my plain white table cloth . Then I backstitch the names and use the cloth again next year. It’s a wonderful record log … Continue reading →

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Taste of Home

Posted on October 28, 2021 by msw blog

Recipes close to our hearts are usually less about where we ate them than who we ate them with…

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What Best Friends Are For

Posted on October 15, 2021 by msw blog

Stationed as an Army officer in Hawaii, I was alarmed to see my mother calling from Virginia. My father had a stroke. Feeling helpless more than 4,500 miles away, I called my best friend, Nora, an E.R. nurse who lives … Continue reading →

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Relationship Evaluation

Posted on October 14, 2021 by msw blog

I really think I outgrew this person, or this person outgrew me, and I always saw us being old together kickin’ it. If anything it is about really examining whether this person is helping you grow or they’re holding you … Continue reading →

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Treasure Hunt

Posted on October 12, 2021 by msw blog

In my 40s, I spent summers with my widowed mother in England. Before returning to New York, I would write playful notes and hide them around her house. Under the silver candlestick, she discovered: “The butcher, the baker and the … Continue reading →

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