I am the embodiment – literally – of those who came before me. I have my maternal grandfather’s face structure and nose, as do my mother and brother. My mother’s features don’t show much of her own mother, yet they clearly shared some of their build: short-waisted and thick around the middle. Waists (defined by […]
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Legacies
Posted in Beauty, Emotions/Inner World, Family, Mothers, Sons on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Son’s Face is Changing
Posted in Aging, Growing up, Mothers, Sons on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
He doesn’t look the same as he did even a few weeks ago. Sure, there are similarities, gestures, the same eyes, but the shape of his cheeks has changed, drawn a little longer. He also outgrew his new pj’s, purchased about 5 weeks ago. Ever since he’s known me, I’ve pretty much looked the same […]
I made a pie tonight!
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Family, Friendship, Mothers, Reminiscences on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have been wanting to learn how to make a good pie, with the right kind of buttery, smooth, crumbly, perfectly-browned crust that I know other people’s mothers make. As a mother myself, I have now come to understand that I am among the small minority of women who don’t know how to make pie, […]