Hester & Hallie

A five-minute call with the Director of HR released me from a stressful and unfulfilling job.The layoff wasn’t unexpected. Plenty of...

It's the weekend of Black Friday. A festival of consumption of consumer goods that follows the overconsumption of Thanksgiving turkey,...

As this COVID-19 pandemic continues, one thing I miss most is smiling at people and getting a smile in return. So much can be...

It’s August in the Midwest. The grass varies between light brown and a pale shade of yellow. When stepped on it crunches. Weeks of no...

Time has taken on a strange new dimension during this COVID-19 pandemic. It no longer pushes and demands. It’s just there. The minutes...

It’s 2 p.m. on a hot Saturday afternoon and I’m still undecided exactly how to spent my day. What should I invest my time in that will...

Sometimes I have to wonder what my cat, Sophie, is thinking. This 2 1/2 foot perch is at her disposal and yet, what is she doing? She's...

Strategy is than more ideas generated during a brainstorming session with a general idea of how to implement them. In fact, ideas that...

When I see chain link fence going up around an older home, my heart sinks. Another piece of history will vanish in a single afternoon....

I'm learning to make miniature chairs. Each iteration seems to have something that goes super well, and something that I notice in horror...

For years and years I've collected epigrams. You know, those pithy and insightful short sayings that so perfectly sum up a thought and...

In November I attended my first miniature show. Overwhelmed was how I'd describe it. So many beautiful and tiny objects--from bread to...

Have you ever thought and thought about doing something and then, for one reason or another, you put it off. Here's what runs through my...