Finishing the Boston Marathon
So, we celebrated briefly and got a picture snapped to document this incredible moment in time. As soon as that picture was taken, it felt like my mind reconnected with…
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Some of my wedding dresses
Here’s another true story written by my mother, Dorothy Howard Adler. Today I packed it away. Simple, elegant, beautiful. Perhaps my favorite. I thought of some of my other wedding…
The call
We finally got the call that my family has been waiting and praying for. It was a Saturday night in January. My husband and I had just finished dinner and…
But I can love you like nobody can, even better
A.R. Gurney is well-known for his plays The Dining Room, Love Letters, and The Dinner Party. His comedy Sylvia opened off-Broadway in 1995. The story of an unusual romantic triangle…
Finding awe in the dark
Awe … an emotion inspired by the sacred. April 8, 2024, at 3:06 p.m., I feel that emotion as the solar eclipse reaches totality. Chuck and I nestle our lawn…
To beard or not to beard
There was no room in my suitcase for souvenirs in 2015, though I did manage to bring something back from Paris: facial hair. My own, of course – not someone…
Designing a brighter future with landscape architecture
By BILL SCHMIDT Guest Columnist April is World Landscape Architecture Month and a great time to promote some of the benefits many people may not think about as being linked…
Beyond the Bradford bloom: unveiling hidden costs of invasive plants
Our old house was in a nice Fishers subdivision built in the late 1990s. Every house had a matching mailbox, prompt snowplowing services and – of course – a Callery…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 126 Welcome back! I hope everyone was able to take advantage of spring break to rest, reenergize, and view the incredible celestial phenomenon on Monday. * * *…
Celebrating special occasions at work
Last week we began to explore how to bring joy to the workplace through celebrations. We touched on marking your calendar to remember birthdays, Administrative Professional’s Day, and other fun…