From Behind the Lens Parting is such sweet sorrow By: Colleen Swartz October, 2007 I was raised in a conservative Midwestern family. My parents were more than touched by the great depression and my father served in WWII and Korea. They came from nothing and we had not much more when I was growing up. But we had manners. Going to a family event in my childhood home required dressing up, preparing more food than could possibly be consumed, showing up early, and leaving only after each and every family member had been kissed goodbye. To miss just one of Read More>>>