If there is one iconic symbol of my devoted years to motherhood, it is certainly the sock basket. It sat on a table in the laundry room holding mismatched socks, but it also contained 25 years of ...

Gifts are complicated, and knowing what you’re supposed to get someone is tough. Of course, people have interests, but there is always the risk of buying someone something they already have—or ...

Not the sock itself, but a note attached to the sock. (Actually, the guy who wrote the note.) By Amy Shearn Nearly five years ago, I found a stray sock in my building’s lobby with a note affixed to it ...