by Deb Farris | Sep 5, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
“We have a problem,” my husband Todd says as I walk in the front door. It’s an early fall afternoon and I’ve just returned from a walk in the ravines with our dog Sam. “What now?” I ask as I enter the kitchen where he is sitting, not wanting...
by Deb Farris | Aug 28, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
I’m home for lunch today and I actually took time to stop writing and eat. Where do the hours in a day go? I buy an eggplant every so often with full intention of slicing it up and frying it with melted cheese and fresh tomato–Mom’s favorite. It...
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. ...
