I saw one woman dabbing her eyes with tissue. Several babies strapped to their mothers. Some attendees came to see their grandchildren. I recognized perhaps only a third of those packed in the Parish Hall. From the back row I also noticed relational joy pinging from face to face, my own included. I wasn’t so […]
Meet Zoë
Since 1910, Zoe is the 287th most popular girl’s name,1 but that’s not why I so christened our new 92-year-old house (two dots over the “e” to dress it up). I’ve never named a house before, though I’ve wanted to; it is common practice to name domiciles in Ambleside and elsewhere in the more charming […]