Patty IhmNov 17, 20224 minTar Paper We bought it out of necessity, and we loved it for so many reasons. Leaves fell from the trees even as I raked the spent garden in short...
Patty IhmFeb 17, 20222 minLost, For a Little WhileIt was easier when I could just carry them. With both the trusted old purple hiking backpack and my Ergo newborn front carrier strapped...
Patty IhmDec 25, 20213 minChristmas PastFor thirty years, we stuffed envelopes with photographs of children of various shapes and sizes, bedecked in some sort of holiday cheer...
Patty IhmJan 25, 20213 minBumblefoot and BreadI brought her in the house to die, but she didn’t. Rosalina is one of my original twelve hens…actually eleven, because Wendell turned out...
Patty IhmOct 17, 20193 minDarkness and LightMy mom sent a photo. It’s hard even to think of my parents as senior citizens, though I am nearly one myself. The image shows...
Patty IhmAug 10, 20194 minThe Purple CouchThe purple couch was like an old friend. It accepted us, its people, where we were, with our dirty baseball cleats, fevers, and bad...