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Stephen Hawking: Celebrating His Mind and Heart

Musings by Catherine HamrickMarch 14, 2018March 14, 2018

D.C. Housewives: Petticoat Battles

Characters by Catherine HamrickMarch 18, 2017March 18, 2017

Characters by Catherine HamrickMay 10, 2015February 8, 2016

The French Kiss, according to Mom

Twenty years ago this month, my mom (known as Miss Bunny) and I launched on her first grand tour of France. Mom’s period taste in art took a downturn after the Impressionists. Miss Bunny was quite the critic when she studied The Kiss, as interpreted by three modern artists. She lectured museum placards; it was a […]

Musings by Catherine HamrickJanuary 22, 2015December 29, 2015

Blooming on a Delayed Timetable

Catching a man couldn’t begin too early in the South. Not that mamas coached their babies in helpless sighs, arch glances, and pretty pouts. Those charms came naturally—at least for a few girls who budded early, their hot-pink and lime-green dresses giving the dusty playground a lush look. Their hair, parted precisely in the middle, rippled long […]