I decorate the Christmas tree, the mantel, and the front door every single year. Then, I go by the coffee table and think I’ll get to that later. “Later” is normally about December 20th, by which point everything else in…
Every December, a particular box appears from the storage room. It isn’b the box of lights or the one full of lovely decorations. It’s the other one, holding Maria’s a little wonky salt dough star from when she was four,…
Let’s begin with what went wrong. It’s a little awkward to admit, but it is the most valuable part of this. If you’re going to be texturing walls for the first time, my error will save you a lot of…
I need to tell you about the porch at the house in Volos. It’s a lovely porch, truly. There’s the bench, the lanterns, fall blankets, and Maria and Marina have their annual disagreement in October over the pumpkins. Tasos put…
