THING ONE I was finishing my breakfast recently when I took a moment to appreciate two items in front of me: the napkin holder Ken made when he was about twelve and one of the many trivets that has been in use since the first time I first came to this house forty-five years ago.…

I was in the kitchen last week when, for no reason whatsoever, I started singing. I wasn’t aware that Steve was in the next room, so I was startled when I heard him say wistfully, “I miss hearing you sing.”…

We had the grandkids overnight Friday.…

I was at work when I received a text from Steve which said the following:…