“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” Corrie ten Boom, author, Dutch resistance, WWII My roommate of long ago recently became a nun. Not the kind of nun who wears pantsuits and works in a hospital. She is more like the sisters from Sound of Music. Full habit. Cloistered away from most outside… Continue reading Love in working clothes
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Coming apart at the seams
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon." St. Francis of Assisi The first time I saw an article of clothing rise from the dead, I was a college student. It was a biking sweater owned by my roommate's European boyfriend. "I know you can fix it," he pleaded in… Continue reading Coming apart at the seams
SEO, Patagonia & dogs
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Theodore Parker, American transcendentalist, abolitionist A bit of internal research revealed an amusing trend at Outside magazine. Staffers report they have found headline keywords associated with stories that go viral on the internet. Among them, "Patagonia" (the outerwear company) and "dog" were… Continue reading SEO, Patagonia & dogs
Comfort food
“Ice cream was reliable. Young men were not.” Kerry Greenwood, "Murder in the Dark" Which of these things does not belong? Birds singing, daffodils blooming, sandals, snow, frost on the garage roof, salt spray on the car, thick sweaters. Today, if you live in much of the U.S., it would be the sandals. It's literally… Continue reading Comfort food
The way we were
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust, French novelist We once had a neighbor whose father served as a doctor in the Civil War. Yes, the Civil War. She was in her 90's when we met. Her father remarried after his first wife's death, had a daughter… Continue reading The way we were
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