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 5, 2013 | Musings
I’m back home in Milwaukee where my cat walks across the keyboard when I type and then settles into my lap so that I have to balance my iPad on one knee. Her name is Rose. She cries to go out one minute and cries to come in the next. She’s a talker and a...
by Deb Farris | Jul 3, 2013 | Musings, Uncategorized
I’ve become greedy with my time. I admit it. I’ve never experienced such blissful solitude as I have these last days on the Island. I find I need little else than hours to think and write without distractions. That’s hard to find in the life I lead....
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...