The boys took turns staring at the restless ponies pulling at the damp grass and the impatient girls hiding from the cold rain. The air smelled of wet earth, cotton candy and fried pork. Children laughed and jumped in the inflatable tent, and the adults lifted their voices in warning only when a water buffalo... Continue Reading →
Dressing our daughters
The girl flinched as her mother lifted the silver headdress on to the dish towel wrapped tight around her head as protection from rough edges. Dressing daughters requires delicate negotiation and creative fortitude for mothers of the Miao minority groups in southwestern China. Wedged into a tiny space under a village school's stairwell, Clear Water... Continue Reading →
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In honor of Memorial Day, I unearthed a few cemetery photos from either my "Hoarders DeClutter By Decorating Graves" file or my "Tombstones Worth A Second Look" collection. Out of respect for the deceased, I'm withholding most of my sarcastic comments. I stored them next to my "How Many More Roadside Memorials Can Our Highways... Continue Reading →
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She took a nap between church and mid-afternoon for she wanted to catch her breath a bit before sitting out of the storm winds and watching the people come and go from the rock school building she helped rescue into a senior citizen center. For the first hour or so, I thought the 99-year-old woman... Continue Reading →
