by Leslie Sholly | Jun 2, 2018 | Deep Thoughts, Georgetown, Vacations
Though one cannot always remember exactly why one has been happy, there is no forgetting that one was. (from Good-bye to the Mezzogiorno by W.H. Auden) I am writing this in the blessed coolness of my hotel room as I recover from a long, hot, and humid but nevertheless...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 25, 2016 | family, FIRE, home decor, Uncategorized
Growing up, I spent every Friday night at my grandparents’ home, only a few blocks away from my own. And we were often in and out of their house during the week as well. Like as not, when I walked in, I’d find my grandfather sitting in the living room in...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 26, 2015 | Catholicism, family, Parenting
Facebook newsfeeds teem with Prom photos this time of year, and–if you are Catholic–with First Communion pictures. Both are rites of passage that many of us can relate to and which engender nostalgia (or PTSD, depending on what your Prom experience was)....
by Leslie Sholly | May 15, 2014 | Knoxville, Walking in Knoxville
Let me start by saying that I love love love the smell of honeysuckle. That’s probably not an earth-shattering revelation because who doesn’t? But when I had to answer all those email questionnaires that want to know what’s on your mouse pad and...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 22, 2014 | movies, teenagers, Uncategorized
When I was a teenager, the poster below (or one very like it) hung on the back of my bedroom door. It wasn’t because I had a huge crush on Kevin Bacon, although I did think he was cute. What I loved was the movie–Footloose. As I checked my phone before...