Afterwards, as I wafted in and out of sleep, I would cling ever more fiercely to my pillow, my house, my street, my place in the world.
HELENA, Ark .— When the subject of Senator Blanche Lincoln came up at a women's luncheon last week at the historic Pillow-Thompson House in this Mississippi River town, there was an awkward pause in the chatter.
Any visitor can make use of the Pillow archives, housed in a structure called Blake's Barn, which includes videos, books, programs, and photographs; this summer, an exhibit there called "Decades of Dance" presents photographs from each of the Pillow's eight decades, organized by theme.
Another success story was pasta pillows, large house-made ravioli stuffed with sweet potatoes in a sage cream sauce with a peppy edge.
"We have to be worried, and that's why I didn't allow this gross pillow in our house".
Or the time shortly after their father died (the Keller brothers were young then), when Kendall placed every pillow in the house inside their mother's room so she would feel as comfortable as possible.
Her hands taught me a chore popular back in the day - ironing two pillowcases for each pillow in the house.
Not only was my head on a strange pillow, it also housed a terrible rhythmic pounding.
So I acquiesced and allowed them to drag sleeping bags, blankets, and pillows around the house to set up shop for the night.
I hope they both remember the Saturdays spent in pajamas at home doing nothing except piling up all the pillows in the house and jumping off the bed into them.
