From Fairy Godmother to Peck’s Bad Girl

August 20, 2010 by Mary Ann Smorra

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.

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Judy Collins Goes Over The Rainbow

August 15, 2010 by Laura Baudo Sillerman

By Laura Baudo Sillerman

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

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On Time, Memory, and An Afternoon at the Guggenheim

August 12, 2010 by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

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.

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Watering at the Roots

July 25, 2010 by Maryann Helferty

By Maryann Helferty

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

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Photo Essay: Rediscovering Roses

June 24, 2010 by Kathleen Rogers

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.

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Waiting for the Fish

June 20, 2010 by Maryann Helferty

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.

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Going Home and Letting Go

May 12, 2010 by Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

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.

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From a Daughter on Mother’s Day

May 7, 2010 by Phyllis Lombardi

By Phyllis Fanzo Lombardi

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

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“Derby Day is Always the First Saturday in May. Don’t You Know Anything?” (VIDEO)

May 2, 2010 by Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

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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Taking (Back) My Time

April 8, 2010 by Billie Brown

by Billie Brown

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

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