Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
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Beat the winter blues with these five tips
02 Feb 2018Be someone on whom nothing is wasted. One of my undergraduate professors used that line on us and I’ve…
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The Last Robes
27 Dec 2017My mother-in-law and father-in-law are keeping me warm this winter. After they died, our family emptied their house of all…
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Eleven ways to honor your aging parents
16 Nov 2017People often meet the challenge of raising children by reading tombs of parenting advice. But how many of us give…
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Norman Norell’s simple elegance
05 Nov 2017At a Washington, D.C. Christmas celebration in 2010, Michelle Obama made history wearing a vintage dress designed by Norman Norell,…
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Is it a perfect day, or what?
17 Oct 2017The sun is shining. There’s not a cloud in the Indiana sky. It’s an easy day to make a vow…
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Leaving Las Vegas: Three comforts for violent times
06 Oct 2017At the close of a violent week, I’m sharing a pastoral scene from the grounds of Oliver Winery and Vineyard…
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Celebrate the end of summer with simple pleasures: herbs
03 Sep 2017I stepped outside at one o’clock today to pull a few weeds. Instead, I found an entire afternoon of work—and…
