Happy Valentine’s Day!   Valentines I’ve gotten so far today:   1. A good morning kiss on the fingertips from Virgil 2. A beautiful surprise blanket of snow from God 3. A clever little…

Patrick and I got a beautiful white duvet cover with matching shams for our wedding.  They’ve been on the guest bed since summer of ’06.  I washed them for the first time this weekend. …

Snickollet’s post today was particularly bittersweet, and crushing, and lovely.  Especially given where Patrick and I are in life – about to be parents, about to have our babies, about to share all of the…

Nora asked in a comment if I was taking poetic license with any of my family stories.   Firstly, if you find family histories interesting, you should check out Bossy’s family tree.  She’s…

Continued from Charlie and Florence and Mildred and Spider Florence and E.D. work together in a barbecue place in Wilkinsburg.  Florence is a cashier.  E.D. is working part time as a busboy while…