One night, very long ago, the Star-Hangers polished all of the stars in their keeping and hung them carefully in the black sky. The littlest of them watched, enthralled. He paid close attention every evening, although he had to shield his face when the whole collection was laid out for the world below to see. […]
My Rooftops of London
A few months ago, we watched Mary Poppins together as a family for the first time. It was marvelous. I don’t just mean the film itself; the songs were as rousing and the story’s oddities as amusing as they were in my childhood, but my real pleasure lay in watching my daughters’ constant surprise at […]