by Nancy Herkness | Feb 1, 2009 | college, Daughter, Dog, ice hockey, Uncategorized
It’s a term my favorite hockey announcer Doc Emrick uses to explain the invisible force that seems to help you in weird ways. This is my "unseen hand" story: Yesterday I had to drive Brodie the Devil Dog to Rover Ranch and Spa. (Rover Ranch is a...
by Nancy Herkness | Jan 16, 2009 | Daughter, Facebook, Uncategorized
Well, I’ m on Facebook anyway. My Darling Daughter is horrified and made me swear never to attempt to “friend” her. At the time, I didn’t know what that meant so I had no problem making the promise. Of course, now I’m curious to see...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 17, 2008 | college, Daughter, Uncategorized
Parents’ Weekend at Darling Daughter’s new alma mater, Kenyon College, reminded me of how true it is that college is wasted on the young. First, the food. When I was in college, we had a stainless steel tub of meat, a tub of vegetables, a tub of starch, and a tub of...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 10, 2008 | Daughter, Family, Uncategorized
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! My Darling Daughter is home from college for four whole days! This is the first time I’ve seen her since late August, and I’ve missed her a ton. D.D. is a freshman at Kenyon College in the cornfields of Ohio. She loves...