Ăn Quả Nhớ Kẻ Trồng Cây (When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree) a Vietnamese proverb Seeds of curiosity were vigorously planted by my parents. While their curiosities often take different forms, I grew up in a home filled with …
We all were in favor of a relaxing holiday week with plenty of food, drink, conversation, and song. After almost three weeks of travel and landing in Chicago on Christmas Day, being still was a gift itself. Half of Onion Dip had been in the …
Sometimes we want to pack in so much goodness that we find ourselves running. We most definitely experienced that this weekend.
As we idly drank cold drinks and looked beyond the pool to the lovely lake, I thought of the historic Chowan Beach in North Carolina. Begun in the 1920s and for nearly 70 years, it was a safe and beautiful space for Black people in a world that was usually hostile to us. There, Black tourists from around the country could “fish, swim, canoe or bask in the cooling sun rays of this incomparable beach and… will find new vigor, new life.” Thank goodness for the pioneers who imagined the unimaginable!
We were celebrating my parents’ marriage the last time we saw “Sweet Life” with a garden cake, sparkling flutes, joy, and a flashback to their wedding day. We’ve returned to the theme in all of its goodness. I find that as much as I’m present …
