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In Greece, I learned to taste my way through love and life. Opa!In one magical, midnight phyllo-making session on the island of Corfu in Greece, I learned that all I kneaded was love.
Home tweet home: How I turned my boring backyard into a bustling wildlife sanctuaryTwig by tiny twig, a blossoming birder tackles her “fixer-upper” property and transforms it into a “tiny state park” buzzing with wildlife.
Summertime, and the memories come easy: 5 writers savor sunny timesHere comes the ice cream truck! As a handful of writers sharing simple childhood memories can attest, summertime is a season steeped in nostalgia.
A July Fourth reflection: The flag ‘flies for all of us’My grandfather and I sharply disagreed on politics. But what undergirded our debates was a deep love for our nation and a desire to see it flourish.
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In troubling times, I found my untroubled waters in Walden PondWhen the divisive, sometimes bitter tenor of politics threatens to overwhem, our writer finds shelter from the storm in nature.
How I brought harmony “Bach” to my frazzled family morningsTo lull my kids in the car on hectic days, I crank up the real classics – think Bach, Chopin, and Mozart.
Have books, will travel: Confessions of a globetrotting bibliophileAfter a lifetime on the road, my books finally got the storybook ending they deserved – and so did I.
Why garden catalogs supercharge my mornings with charm and cheerWhen the world seems bleak, I peruse gardening flyers and marketing emails and fantasize about fields of daffodils.
School of Dad: This Father’s Day, 6 writers treasure lessons they’ve learnedThis Father’s Day, 6 writers honor their dads and the lessons they passed down – often by simply living their values.
He shoots! He scores! The wins, and losses, of fatherhood.When my son called foul on me, I took a timeout. I rebounded in time to witness his victory.
Come fly with me! Making paper airplanes with my grandkid sets my heart soaring.During a treasured afternoon with his granddaughter, our writer appreciates a central truth: The most important things in life aren’t things at all.
Mother’s Day memories: 5 writers remember tender moments with MomMothers and mother figures play a deeply foundational role in our lives. This Mother’s Day, five writers honor the women who shaped them.
The peculiar dish that takes me back to childhood? Fried bologna.For our writer, retro classics like Wonder bread, cold hot dogs, stovetop pudding, and ham sandwiches hearken back to his youth.
I ran from the law – to run a rural farm in VermontThe work is grueling, and animals can get ornery. But leaving the law for a farming life in Vermont has enriched our life in ways untold.
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