by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 27, 2018 | Living in Place
One of the great benefits of The Middle Ages is being able to resume friendships put on hold while arranging kids’ play dates and driving them hither and yon. I’m sure there are parents who managed social lives during the hectic years of parenting and professional...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 26, 2018 | Living in Place
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important demonstration of inclusiveness. In addition to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, we...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 20, 2018 | Living in Place
Immigration Stories & Stories of Displacement We all have immigration stories, and they all bear retelling. After all, there were only 102 passengers on the Mayflower and there are currently about three hundred and twenty-five million Americans, not all of whom...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 19, 2018 | Living in Place
I love to garden. It’s a meditative activity – something I can do while my mind freewheels. Last Sunday, I found myself thinking how preparing a small vegetable patch is like writing a book. Lesson 1: Writing is Solitary. For the first time in thirty years, I’m...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jun 14, 2018 | Living in Place
We hosted a homemade wedding for my youngest brother and his long-term partner last Saturday. Yes, it was a lot of work sprinting through spring chores to get the gardens and house cleaned up. But it was also a lot of fun, especially in the days immediately...
