I always came prepared. I had my shopping list on my phone, organized by aisle and my usual pattern of strolling through Target. I dutifully checked each box as I dropped each item into the cart, and even when I veered off course to peek at home goods or other fun things, I always came […]
Month: March 2023
Hope ever after
Always wearing her easily broken heart on her sleeve, Marianne Dashwood has had enough of her sensible sister, Elinor. And in common Marianne fashion, she lets Elinor have it. “Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honor and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?” To which steadfast and long-suffering Elinor finally responds in kind: “What […]
What the world needs now is love, genuine love
The other day, I was jamming along to tunes from the 60s in my car, when I was swept away in an instant to childhood by the tune What the World Needs Now Is Love. Perhaps I should explain. My sisters and I loved to have shopping days with my mom. We lived out in […]
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