by Dawn | Apr 21, 2014 | family, food
The season of egg salad has arrived. Spring is a sacred time for all religions–a time of renewal–buds on the trees, plants poking through the ground. I was told by one of my farming mentors Wiccans advise planting parsley on Good Friday and say it’s...
by Dawn | Apr 17, 2014 | family
It’s my grandfather ‘s birthday today. He would have been, like, a hundred, but he died a long time ago. Our birthdays were one week apart. We didn’t celebrate them together. I grew up an hour and a half away–enough distance to require a visit....
by Dawn | Mar 24, 2014 | family
I remember I used to get up early in the mornings and have tea with Dad before he went to work. Sometimes I got a dab of cologne while he shaved. I remember the holidays Mom put together, not having had many traditions in her childhood. The walnut cookies, the...
by Dawn | Jan 4, 2014 | family, gratitude
New Year’s is time to pack up the tree. I remove each ornament and ponder its significance as I gently wrap it and put it in its special box. Except for the generic balls and fillers, each has a very special meaning–the power to make me travel to a time...
by Dawn | Nov 29, 2013 | family, food
I made Thanksgiving dinner. Some of it, anyway. My mom made the desserts, except for the awesome gluten-free cookies contributed by my cousin, who dies if she eats certain ingredients. We try not to kill people on Thanksgiving. Then they can’t overshop for...
