Archive - The Large Family Letters

I tried to win a writing retreat in Italy

and became a writer instead

Jan 3 •

Catherine Pfenning

December 2024

Christmas without the gifts, without the hype

I promise, I'm not the Grinch-- my thoughts on having a slower holiday season.

Dec 8, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

October 2024

when there is great comfort in ordinary things

reflections on October days, soups, sickness, and birds.

Oct 31, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

How I don't "get it all done"

No productivity hacks over here...just some country kids eating grasshoppers

Oct 6, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

September 2024

An ode to the humble kitchen

keeping a kitchen running is my super-power. that, and breastfeeding.

Sep 17, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

"Have you ever seen 'The Grapes of Wrath?' That was us."

when books are time machines...

Sep 1, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

August 2024

Pockets of Time

thoughts on summer days without my phone, chickens, and quiet moments

Aug 15, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

Adventures in hospitality #2

old neighbors and a bunch of messy-haired kids

Aug 10, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

July 2024

Overstimulated and "touched out?"

I was, until I put my phone away for 3 weeks

Jul 31, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

Adventures in hospitality #1

The Doctor's family, our one-bedroom apartment days, and what happened when we challenged ourselves to be hospitable

Jul 24, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

Why my cell-phone is going away for a while

When and will we get back together? That's still TBD.

Jul 13, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

PB & J summers: five sisters, two brothers, and Mom

a snapshot from my smartphone-free, 90's childhood (and thank goodness for that, because no one except my mother should have photos of me in…

Jul 2, 2024 •

Catherine Pfenning

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