Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Clarence Saunders was a golf enthusiast. When he made his first fortune by founding the Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store, Saunders joined the Memphis Country Club. He would bet on games and tip his caddies well. Part of the plans for his palatial Cla-Le-Clare (Pink Palace)…
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Decade
It doesn’t feel like ten years. But how else could we have fit in a first dance under the stars, a first kiss in a dorm room, a first trip to Nashville to meet your parents, a first hike in Gatlinburg where we were going to walk until the end before we realized we wereContinue reading “Decade”
Not a contest
I’m a competitive person. With myself. With others. When other people know there’s a competition. When they don’t. This personality trait makes it difficult to remember that not everything needs to be contested. So here is my daily reminder to myself that we can both be tired. There is no “more actually tired,” no “more deservingContinue reading “Not a contest”
Memphis’ Most Versatile Art Collector
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Louis Phillip Wulff has the honor of being the Memphis Museum’s (Pink Palace’s) most frequent donor. Wulff was a professional interior designer and a world traveler. He was also a painter who served on the museum’s Advisory Board from 1934-5 and 1950-6. His broad interests led…
Toddler Walk
This evening I took a toddler walk. The pace was slow, and the company was perfection. We picked clovers and hit orange signs. We talked about the lack of water truck and the presence of a crane. There were flowers to color code and cracks to jump over. We touched every brick wall and discussedContinue reading “Toddler Walk”
Today
Today our nanny was “late.” She was at our house about ten minutes later than normal, which still left me with plenty of time to get to work. You know what I did in those extra minutes? I held my daughter and read my son a book. Then my son read the book to me. ItContinue reading “Today”
Time
I realized it’s been a month since I wrote down any thoughts. So much has changed. Louise smiles all the time, especially when you play with her legs and sing her song. (“Hello Louise” to the tune of “Come On Eileen.” If you were wondering.) Noah has suddenly acquired a firmer grasp of the EnglishContinue reading “Time”
Coos
I had forgotten. It’s true that the small things that happen everyday that I wanted to believe I would always remember with clarity fade. They get replaced with the new small things that I want to hold onto. I had forgotten the sheer joy that filled my heart when my baby cooed at me forContinue reading “Coos “
Heyelpful
My toddler is a helper. Except he can’t say the word “help.” It comes out “heyelp!” For instance, When he hears the dishwasher open, he yells, “I heyelp!” and jumps right in. It has taken some perspective adjusting, but I find myself changing my rote chore moves to accommodate my helper. After years of figuringContinue reading “Heyelpful “
Frustration
Sometimes I feel it rising up in me like a bubble, one that I try to swallow down with a deep breath and a smile. But that does not always work. Especially when lunch and milk end up on the floor after an attempt to make a break down the driveway after unprompted yelling inContinue reading “Frustration”
Caroline Mitchell Carrico 