Each year, when the Pottery Barn and William-Sonoma catalogs arrive in November, I have ideas of grandeur about how I will decorate for Christmas: A big, beautiful tree, new tartan plaid pillows on the couches, fresh greenery on the mantels, holly in all the vases … But those thoughts are only fleeting because…
Category: Elders, In-Laws & Extended Family
How I am Becoming My Parents
I don’t like to admit this, but I am turning into my mother. Worse yet, I’m turning into my mother AND my father. I’ve always been a genetic mix of my parents. I have light, freckled skin and a narrow upper body (complete with a small bust), thanks to my dad,…