A Nod from Nancy: The Hearts of Horses

by Nancy Herkness | Feb 7, 2009 | Books, horses, Nod from Nancy, Uncategorized

Ann Patchett wrote something in The Wall Street Journal which resonated with me.  She said people walk into a bookstore and “feel utterly lost in the face of all those titles, and so they walk out empty-handed.”  She combats this problem by recommending...

The Unseen Hand

by Nancy Herkness | Feb 1, 2009 | college, Daughter, Dog, ice hockey, Uncategorized

It’s a term my favorite hockey announcer Doc Emrick uses to explain the invisible force that seems to help you in weird ways.   This is my "unseen hand" story:  Yesterday I had to drive Brodie the Devil Dog to Rover Ranch and Spa.   (Rover Ranch is a...

I’m a “face” now

by Nancy Herkness | Jan 16, 2009 | Daughter, Facebook, Uncategorized

Well, I’ m on Facebook anyway.  My Darling Daughter is horrified and made me swear never to attempt to “friend” her.  At the time, I didn’t know what that meant so I had no problem making the promise.  Of course, now I’m curious to see...

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas

by Nancy Herkness | Dec 22, 2008 | Family, holiday gift, Holiday gifts, Uncategorized

For a magical evening, our holiday decorations were enhanced by a blanket of snow.  It may be gone by Christmas Day, but the sight of snow on our wreaths swept me back to my childhood when it always seemd to be white on the night Santa arrived. Happy Holidays to all...

Holiday Gift #4: For your divorced friends

by Nancy Herkness | Dec 11, 2008 | holiday gift, Holiday gifts, Uncategorized

I found this in a catalogue of Victoriana but it seems totally  modern and potentially quite useful to me: Lover’s Quarrel Frame Photography was once reserved only for the affluent.  Given the exorbitant costs of portrait photography in the late 1800s, it was...