In the spring edition of the magazine Magnolia, editor Joanna Gaines writes: "When I think about balance in design and food, I'm drawn more to harmony than perfect symmetry. In a home, it's the blend of old and new, soft curves and hard lines, investment pieces and vintage finds that creates a truly lived-in look."…
The Wisdom of a Certain Age
I’ve realized how my relationships with my children have shifted. They are all adults and now they’re the ones giving me advice and, sometimes, I find myself taking it. They have each gone their own way. They are married or living with their partners. They have children of their own that they are raising and…
Beyond the veil of grief
Our society prizes the young, youthful beauty, supposed innocence, unlined and unmarked faces. But, if you look into an old person’s eyes, if you wait and if you have patience, there beyond the drooping lids, missing eyelashes, unruly brows and crows feet, if you look deeply you’ll find that person, that soul, is still there.…
