by Robin | May 3, 2016 | (in)courage, Encouragement, Favorite things, Friends, friendship, Great quotes, Inspiring, Personal, Uncategorized, Writing
It was another one of those “When Harry Met Sally” moments. Not the one in the diner, but that one when Marie, Sally’s friend, quotes an article she read without realizing Jess, Harry’s friend, was its author. I had barely arrived at a...
by Robin | Sep 19, 2014 | Advice, Do Something!, Hospitality, Memoir, Personal, Uncategorized
What have you stuffed away in your closet or attic or drawers waiting for the perfect time to use it? What special thing of yours has been packed away, boxed up and long left forgotten? The earrings that once belonged to your grandmother, that bring her to life...
by Robin | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was while reading Tsh’s piece about family purpose statements a few years ago I realized I had relegated learning primarily to the classroom. It registered as a sharp, stinging jolt to my personal sensibilities. Without meaning to, I had halted...
by Robin | Feb 27, 2013 | Great quotes, Writing
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Nobel Prize for Literature and he authored 27 books. Even if you haven't read them, you've heard of them–Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, The Winter of Our Discontent. Ever the...
by Robin | Apr 12, 2012 | Art, Encouragement, Family, Inspiring, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
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