Tender Places

The Chicago River is officially green, flowing with colored dye, a strange tradition if ever I’ve heard one. Shamrocks are adorning lapels, pots of gold are showing up at doorsteps, and bars are planning for busy nights.  Somewhere I’m sure party…

Driving through the evergreen forests of New Hampshire on an afternoon in early spring, we were wrapped in a green blanket.  Thick stands of evergreens- spruce, fir, hemlock, and pine– lined both roadsides of Route 2, the highway that spans that…

On the road that joins Wilton and Farmington Maine off to the right on the top of a small hill, there is a startling sight. It’s a building made to resemble a Dutch windmill. The white sails are made of wood,…

Once upon a time, the casserole dishes were covered in foil, the 8 X 10 tables were stacked, and the remains of a fellowship dinner were cleared away.  Guys were arranging folding chairs in a semi-circle in the multipurpose room. Kids…