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The Smell of Sawdust
What happens when a certain smell causes a flood of memories?

Melissa Dittrich
May 64 min read


Muscle Memory
I have played the piano from the time I was around six years old. Blessed with parents that noticed that I had an ear for music (picking out the melody of Beethoven's Fur Elise at around six), they ensured I would have the opportunity to develop my gifting. With our meagre resources, my dad then working as a janitor and my mom a homemaker, they saved up enough money to buy me my first piano. My journey of piano lessons was often fraught with frustration for my teachers. Throu

Melissa Dittrich
Apr 195 min read


Embrace Yourself
Do you know who you really are?

Melissa Dittrich
Feb 9, 20257 min read


The Promise of Spring
No matter how cold the winter or hard the rains, there is always the promise of new life ahead.

Melissa Dittrich
May 30, 20243 min read


How do you climb a mountain?
I remember it as if it was yesterday. My very in-shape sister (who was at the time running half-marathons), and a very out-of-shape me...

Melissa Dittrich
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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