By Eilene Lyon This is another artifact from my teen years in Guatemala. The painting on top of the handmade wooden box has chipped away in places, but depicts Volcán de Agua and Lake Atitlán. To give you an idea of the size, it's just under 5 inches wide. The secret lies in knowing how... Continue Reading →
From the Vault: Woolly
By Eilene Lyon Breaking up is sometimes made more difficult by the fact that, just because you want to lose the partner, you don't necessarily want to lose their parents, too. I met Doug in the Mountaineering Club at The Ohio State University. By the time I graduated, we'd gotten engaged. It was a spur-of-the-moment... Continue Reading →