Wayfaring Women: Dolly Parton
Published on: 18/08/2026
A quick thought following up on this week's Wayfaring Woman, Dolly Parton. Generosity and ownership are usually talked about like opposites. Give it away, or hold onto it
Wayfaring Women

A quick thought following up on this week's Wayfaring Woman, Dolly Parton. Generosity and ownership are usually talked about like opposites. Give it away, or hold onto it

This week's Wayfaring Woman started as a budget analyst in the White House. She had never run a business. She had never worked in food. Then she saw a classified ad for a small cheese shop for sale in the Hamptons, and made an offer with money she di

A wayfarer is someone who finds her way by reading what's around her. The current. The wind. The small signs most people walk past. A felt sense of direction, trusted one step at a time, the same instinct that lets a sailor navigate open water withou