Down the Road

Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Since 2007

Tag: kindness

  • Telling Dad’s stories

    As I’ve thought about how to tell the stories of my father and me I’ve wrestled with how I will handle some challenges I experienced with him that caused some damage in me. Here’s what I’ve decided.

  • It’s easier to cut with a sharp knife

    This post from 2011, which I’ve freshly updated, deserves another chance. I hang my most-used kitchen knives on the wall next to my sink so they’re always at hand. Use wears them down, of course. When they won’t glide right through a tomato or when a roasted chicken shreds rather than slices, I know it’s time…

  • It’s easier to cut with a sharp knife

    I hang my most-used kitchen knives on the wall next to my sink so they’re always at hand. Use wears them down, of course. When they won’t glide right through a carrot or when a roasted chicken shreds rather than slices, I know it’s time to visit my father. Dad has wicked sharpening skills. When Dad…