| Katherine Mueller’s son is home from college this summer, and her house is littered with popsicle wrappers — the kind that come as long, clear tubes filled with sugar water. She’s been picking them up for 20 years: “Under the couch, on the table, on the porch, the car floorboard, under car seats and in gym bags, breakfast, lunch, dinner, they have been an undeniable sign of summer in our house for decades.” But this time, picking them up feels different. Give it a read and see if it resonates with you. |
