Shortly after moving to Bainbridge Island, Washington in 2007, we had our third child. With three kids under the age of five, there were few places I felt I could spend time without constantly herding …
Be Patient When Words Fail You
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the …
The Secrets in This Old House
Memories tumble out of her head and cartwheel across the floor. - All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr I have always loved old houses. I like the energy I feel going into an old home. I like …
Shifting Perceptions And How People Represent Systems
Several years ago, I remember standing in the line at Starbucks at 6:00 AM, with my suitcase full of papers to grade, listening to a man in line complain about the quality of our public schools. I …
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The World Does Not Revolve Around You
For more than a year we have traversed Europe but this week, gazing up at a statue of Galileo Galilei outside the Uffizi in Florence, Italy, many images blazed through my mind. I saw the violet …
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A Legendary Cake: Italian Panettone
A party without cake is just a meeting - Julia Child For Italians, Christmas without panettone would be like having Thanksgiving without turkey. The brightly colored, ribbon-handled boxes are …
