by Lisa Lombardi The other day, I went into retail: I threw a yard sale with three neighbors. Woohoo, I thought as I tagged my merchandise ahead of time, I’m finally going to unload the crap that’s weighing me down (not to mention cluttering up my attic and teeny tiny closets). Those two Pottery Barn […]
My mother passed away last year at age 95 after a years-long physical decline and struggle with dementia. We had many conversations during that time, most of them simple and present, focused on who and what was immediately in front of us (her granddaughter, a chocolate brownie, the bright red cardinal flying by). As the […]
