Category: Family

OK. Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Your turkey is brining, your pies are baking. It’s too early to cook the sweet potatoes, blanch the green beans, or roast the turkey. So we have time to cozy up …

My father did not do many of the things dads do. He did not tinker with tools, or fish, or play golf. He did not manage the household finances, or take me to baseball games, …

Have you met Agnes? Agnes joined our family right before we lost Natalie. She’s not a replacement, but she is a comfort. And a distraction. Agnes is a puppy. That means she has a LOT …

I’m currently on hiatus from The Domestic Front. While I am gone, I am republishing posts which originally appeared on my companion blog, Savour Home. This post was originally published in October 2010. Yesterday, as …

My dog died yesterday. I can’t believe I’m writing this. It’s like my life is a country song. Natalie was a rescue dog, and she’s been part of our family for seven years. We got …

The night my father died, I made dinner. It was a new recipe I was trying, a salad of roasted root vegetables, topped with a salmon filet, broiled in mustard. It was in …

I’m sorry to have been absent, and to continue to be absent. My father passed away early this week, and we are very sad. If you want to know more about my dad, you can …