Pushing on a Rope
Terri S. Vanech
Flashback Friday — Earth Angel
With three weeks left to freshman year at Hofstra University, Catherine is hard at work on her final projects and studying for final exams. Hearing her discuss it all brings me back to my own college crunch days, but also reminded me of this photo from Oct. 31, 2013, when she was studying for something … Continue reading
Lookin’ good
Saturday brought the usual round of 90 mph chores and errands. Late in the day we whipped our way through the grocery story, trying, once again, to figure out how with Catherine at school we’re buying less but spending more. As is always the case, I had to repeatedly backtrack my way through the store, … Continue reading
Flashback Friday — Easter, Take 2
Marking this weekend’s Greek Orthodox Easter with a flash back to the days when Catherine could still be convinced to wear an Easter bonnet — in this case 2000. We stopped to take this photo on the way to the children’s service that year. It was the first time year we let Catherine help hold … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday — The Birthday Girl
Happy birthday to my favorite 19-year-old. Today and always, wishing you the moon and stars, right there in the palm of your hand. Love, Mom
Flashback Friday — ‘Til the Cows Come Home
It was the summer of 2000 and the streets of downtown Stamford, CT, were alive with a stampede of colorful Fiberglas cows. Naturally, we had to check it out. The Cow Parade was a big hit — for the City That Works and for us. We spent many hours that summer with a 4-year-old Catherine … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 