• A White Christmas: a beautiful reality, not a dream

    A White Christmas: a beautiful reality, not a dream

    25 December 2025 Many times this month have I sat down to write a post in honor of the one year anniversary of our New Zealand trip. But life has gotten in the way. It does that when one is not on vacation. Mike and I think often of our trip. We’ll say on this Read more

  • Sites of Britain: Parker Family Reading and Watch Lists

    Sites of Britain: Parker Family Reading and Watch Lists

    12 July 2024 Great Britain. It’s woven into the literary culture of our lives. And besides spending time with our family, the thing that Mike, Emily, Ben and I like most about our trips to England is being in the places from some of our favorite books and films. So in that spirit, we give Read more