Each phase of childhood/mothering has brought unique challenges to my writing and creative life. Each phase has also brought enormous gifts. When I was working on my book, my daughter was so young. I enlisted her as a co-traveler on research trips. She joined me on less exciting trips to the university library, standing on a chair to copy pages from books and journals. (Oh, I treasure those crooked copies!). I tried to breathe deeply and remind myself that it's all so fleeting. And time did pass quickly: it was my dear, precious Natalie (the best enterprise in my life) that typed the final footnotes for my book. It's all longing, I've found. xoxoxox to you and Iris!
Each phase of childhood/mothering has brought unique challenges to my writing and creative life. Each phase has also brought enormous gifts. When I was working on my book, my daughter was so young. I enlisted her as a co-traveler on research trips. She joined me on less exciting trips to the university library, standing on a chair to copy pages from books and journals. (Oh, I treasure those crooked copies!). I tried to breathe deeply and remind myself that it's all so fleeting. And time did pass quickly: it was my dear, precious Natalie (the best enterprise in my life) that typed the final footnotes for my book. It's all longing, I've found. xoxoxox to you and Iris!