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It’s kind of like the baking equivalent of sushi, right?

by Robin | Nov 25, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Humor, Parenting, Personal

One of my happiest childhood memories is licking the bowl. Didn't matter whether it was a batch of cookies or batter for a cake, there was something deliciously forbidden about swirling my index finger around the rim of the bowl and savoring the sticky...

Living Years, continued

by Robin | Sep 28, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Personal

Living Years, part one Living Years, part three So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future It’s the bitterness that lasts** The role I assumed in my family was one of peace keeper. We weren’t a particularly...

These boots aren’t made for walkin’…anymore || For my father, with love

by Robin | Mar 27, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Favorite things, Nostalgia, Personal

It arrived unexpectedly in a non-descript, bigger-than-a-breadbox cardboard container, impossible to predict what was inside. The return address at least revealed it was from my dad’s wife, Anne. Over the past year or so, it hasn’t been uncommon to receive mail from...