by Deb Farris | Aug 23, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
“I think about these things now,” Dad said. What he really said was how he wished he had gone back to Chicago to thank Hy Hammer in person for covering the cost of our family to go along with him on his fellowship to Europe. I’m sure Mom and Dad...
by Deb Farris | Aug 11, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
While Dad was building buttresses, Mom was building a home. One fish, two fish became three and four then five fish. He may have been captured by Mom’s outward beauty but it was the gentle breath of her soul and strength of her mind that won his heart. Her...
by Deb Farris | Aug 3, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
a/k/a Growing Roots Move forward. Be in the present moment. Live in the here and now they tell us. So why look back? I’m reminded of a sermon I heard years ago in which the pastor used this familiar analogy: “There once were two people riding in a wagon...
by Deb Farris | Jul 17, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
And so the trail-blazing career of my father begins — William P. Wenzler Architects, established in 1955. It’s been a bit of a climb getting to this point. There are so many stories to share and my dad is a man of detail. He doesn’t miss a thing. ...
by Deb Farris | Jul 2, 2013 | Family, Musings
As I was making my coffee this morning two deer walked right past the kitchen window. It’s always magical to see them up close, don’t you think? I took my cup and went to the porch to sit in the director’s chair Mom always sat in and looked out over the...
by Deb Farris | Jul 1, 2013 | Family
Daniel is our friend on the Island who mows the grass at the cabin and grades the drive. He came by this evening while I was in the kitchen making dinner and I stopped peeling potatoes to go out and say hi. “The rose bush is still alive!” He said, surprising me. How...
