Jennifer Miller

Happy Birthday Gabe: In which the man-let turns 15

It seems impossible to me that my fat little black haired baby is turning 15. The day he was born […]

I was thirteen the first time I set foot in Mexico City. In my memory the city smells like fresh […]

The only way to travel the length of the Taieri Gorge is by train. Well, I suppose one could hike, […]

It should be noted that, while “the largest food market in the Southern Hemisphere” sounds impressive, it is, in fact, […]

Sometimes, you just stumble on something weird. Today was that day. Oamaru is yet another postcard perfect New Zealand town […]

A couple of weeks ago I asked what readers would like me to write about and we got a few […]

I didn’t climb all the way to the summit of Purple Peak. I climbed to the saddle, hopped the fence […]

If you were to send your five year old out into the front yard armed with three jumbo bags of […]

The rain has let up and the sun is beginning to set behind the mountains above us, turning the clouds […]

There is an eerie fog hanging between the mountains that leap out of the sea, creating the fjords that welcome […]

This time last year we were hunting eggs on the beach on Cape Cod, celebrating with Grammy and Gramps, packing […]

“You really have to WANT to do this, don’t you, Dear?” Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her […]