by Deb Farris | Aug 27, 2013 | Family, Musings
Like dance, to really enjoy writing, I need time and space. I’ve learned to fit it in around my work, my life, and not to think I need a different life in order to make it happen. In fact, the sense of urgency to get through something is probably exactly what I...
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 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...
