Sparrow Tree Journal

My grandmother passed away last night. This has been a bad year for mothers in my family: first my mother-in-law passed away right before Ch...

There are so many sweetly scented flowers blooming in South Carolina right now that going for a walk around my neighborhood is a treat for ...

It's funny to me how life can chug along in the same old ruts for months on end, with very little change, and then suddenly a week comes...

I got to spend an hour holding this sweet little dumpling of a baby girl today. Baby Carsen is absolutely perfect. I love her already. ...

My friend Marla's baby daughter arrived this morning, safe and sound. Mom and baby are both doing great! Sleeping in her daddy's...

Yesterday I went to the local Greek Orthodox church here in Florence with Marla and her husband for the annual Greek festival.  The food is...

A famously difficult and sharp tongued teacher at the school stunned me yesterday morning by leaving a gift of beautiful flowers on my desk....

I've been inexplicably irritable today. I'm not sure why, but everyone and everything was getting on my tits (as John Gray would say...