Pining for Pinwheels By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist There’s something about summer that brings out the colorful lawn ornaments. One that I find a bit mesmerizing is the pinwheel. One tuft of air will get that thing going like a little windmill, around and around like a hypnotizing […]
What’s a Huddle House? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist In March, my husband and I drove all the way down to Myrtle Beach with two young children in tow. The miles and the miles passed by (!) and every so often we saw a small sign for a […]
Organs Can Be Quite a Pipe Dream By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist There is just something about organs. The way they seize you with that first note, commanding your attention with vibrations and airy songs. For me, there is something very comforting about pipe organs, as I have […]
A Mother’s Acceptance of a Picky Eater By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist When I had a newborn, I invited a friend over for lunch. Her son was about 18 months older than mine. She gave him chocolate milk. I thought to myself, “I’m not going to give my […]
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist My son thinks a piece of tape will solve anything. This includes broken plastic toys, beloved pictures his younger brother has snipped to smithereens, and holes in his clothing. I tell him tape doesn’t fix everything as I half-heartedly try to stick a […]
A Wholly Holy Month is March By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist March is a saintly month. Western Europe hosts lots of celebrations during the month from Ireland’s St. Patrick to Sicily’s San Giuseppe. And we mustn’t forget Wales’ St. David and Cornwall’s St. Piran (or Perran). These probably […]
