by Nancy Herkness | May 25, 2009 | Daughter, Marching band, Uncategorized
I’m a recovering band parent. My daughter graduated from high school and the marching band last year. However, at the Memorial Day Parade in our small town today, my heart still thrilled to the sound of John Phillip Sousa, played as the band marched crisply...
by Nancy Herkness | Apr 23, 2009 | college, Daughter, travel, Uncategorized
While visiting my Darling Daughter at her college in the cornfields of Ohio, I was delighted and intrigued by three llamas wandering about in a field we drove past. I stopped to say hello and got greeted with much interest by the Head Llama (below) who found my...
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...
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...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 17, 2008 | college, Daughter, Uncategorized
Parents’ Weekend at Darling Daughter’s new alma mater, Kenyon College, reminded me of how true it is that college is wasted on the young. First, the food. When I was in college, we had a stainless steel tub of meat, a tub of vegetables, a tub of starch, and a tub of...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 10, 2008 | Daughter, Family, Uncategorized
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! My Darling Daughter is home from college for four whole days! This is the first time I’ve seen her since late August, and I’ve missed her a ton. D.D. is a freshman at Kenyon College in the cornfields of Ohio. She loves...