Maxine’s Desk

My mother-in-law, Maxine, was the most gracious woman I’ve ever met. No contest. I suspect Mother’s Day planted her in my heart and she’s been hanging out with me this past week, bringing sweet memories forward everywhere I look.

I’ve written about her up-bringing – the beautiful home she was raised in and the notoriety of her family in small town, middle America. Maxine was raised to be a doyenne, and she played the part expertly; teaching me about social graces, the things I never learn...