Turning Corners, Turning Pages
I Explored a Columbus Shopping Mall and Environmentalism We planted black-eyed Susans, a native plant in Ohio, after I read about climate change and how to care for the environment during a trip to Columbus. By Anna Krejci In a store I held linen table napkins. They were coral and solid in color with no pattern. As I considered whether to buy them, I thought about how they would match our kitchen chair seat cushions so well. They were also on clearance and affordable. My spouse and I were on a short vacation at Easton Town Center in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It felt so wonderful to be out in an open-air shopping mall. With plenty of fresh air and sunshine that weekend, it was energizing to be there. The home goods store I was in offered many choices, not just in table linens, but in products of all kinds for the kitchen, including dishware and cooking utensils. We ended up buying those coral-colored, linen napkins. I recount this trip from three years ago, when my husband and I staye