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Elaine and Sawyer Play with Doc. Cadence Plays with Army Men. December, 2011. More than I can Imagine My daughter Elaine was four the first year we baked cinnamon rolls together for breakfast on Christmas. This year, she’s twenty-nine. Saturday night, for the twenty-fifth time, we’ll knead the dough and sprinkle the cinnamon, making pinwheels […]
Kevin and Baby Carly. Christmas, 2008. Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for) grandchildren has ever told me, “I want a rubber band this Christmas.” Nor “I asked Santa for a bowl of oatmeal.” Nor “I wish for a tube of toothpaste.” No. They dream big: They ask for new bicycles […]
Kevin and Baby Carly. Christmas, 2008. Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for) grandchildren has ever told me, “I want a rubber band this Christmas.” Nor “I asked Santa for a bowl of oatmeal.” Nor “I wish for a tube of toothpaste.” No. They dream big: They ask for new bicycles […]
Dinner Rolls. Every Gift is a Golden Thing“Please pass the biscuits,” a relative asked at some holiday family feast, a few years ago. As I lifted the bread basket, I said, “They’re not biscuits. They’re dinner rolls.” “There’s a difference?” “Oh yes. Biscuits are a quick bread. You mix them up, roll them, cut them, […]
Dinner Rolls. Every Gift is a Golden Thing“Please pass the biscuits,” a relative asked at some holiday family feast, a few years ago. As I lifted the bread basket, I said, “They’re not biscuits. They’re dinner rolls.” “There’s a difference?” “Oh yes. Biscuits are a quick bread. You mix them up, roll them, cut them, […]
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