By Maryann Smorra

A writer reflects on her Aunt Alda, an immigrant, World War II factory foreman, and beloved daughter with a pet name out of the movies.

By Laura Baudo Sillerman

Part 1 of WVFC’s exclusive two-part interview.

By Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

A friend’s memorial to her dad reminds me of our school days, and the time we stole away from school for an afternoon at the museum.

By Maryann Helferty

From her Boston home, Nana Durgin ruled our large, rambunctious Irish family. Decades later, her voice stays with me.

By Kathleen Rogers

What I learned after I started my own garden: The best roses look nothing like what you get from 1-800-FLOWERS.

By Maryann Helferty

For Father’s Day, a naturalist shares a memory of an afternoon with her father years ago, by a stream just outside Philadelphia.

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

On the way home, I took a wrong turn — but there was still plenty to remind me of life in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

By Phyllis Fanzo Lombardi

At this time of year, I wish my mom were alive to celebrate with me and my own kids.

by Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

WVFC’s publisher, a Kentucky native, remembers Derbys past and explains why the first day in May is for her home state.
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by Billie Brown

Spring’s gentle air sets the mind to wander…if the world lets it.