I arrived at the restaurant a few minutes before him. As the hostess took my coat, a plan popped into my wicked little head. You know what single people pine for? The benign neglect of… Read More »TALES FROM THE DATING TRENCHES
You’ve got a tub of kiwis. (Ahhh, the false economy of Costco.) You ate the first half dozen but the few remaining are past their prime. What to do? Here’s a delicious option. Jam! Fantastic,… Read More »IN A JAM WITH KIWIS
The stats say I’m not the only one romancing the needle. More people are canning, pickling, knitting and bowl-turning now than in the last 50 years I sewed a button on a jacket the other… Read More »AND SEW IT GOES
You’ll leave the milk out. The basement door wide open. When the call comes, you’ll drop everything and run. Ambulance and mom are words you’d rather never have any association. Such things, however, are inevitable.… Read More »MOM
Platitudes: I just love ’em. In my darkest hours, I have relied upon the wisdom of Churchill, St. Francis, Eleanor Roosevelt and Herodotus. I’ve also leaned on the words of Loni Anderson, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce… Read More »IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED IN IMPARTING WISDOM, TRY AGAIN
“Lateness happened to me.” That, I’m told, is the idiomatic expression used by the Japanese when arriving at an appointment later than anticipated. It’s kind of perfect, isn’t it? I mean, the oddest things can… Read More »TIME ZONES – PERSONAL AND GLOBAL
Some things leave a big impression. Some things you remember all your life. You know what really knocked my socks off? The Winged Victory of Samothrace. If you’ve ever been to the Louvre Museum in… Read More »GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND MORE
It seemed like the perfect gift for a four year old. It was a piggy bank. A piggy bank in the shape of a dinosaur. And not just any dinosaur but the marquee player of… Read More »BYE-BYE PIGGY BANK
So, what are you doing this Sunday? Yeah, it’s that Sunday – Super Bowl Sunday. I know it’s considered, maybe not ours, but America’s biggest unofficial holiday, but you can still count on people asking… Read More »SUPER DUPER BOWL
The western world is falling behind. Current statistics bemoan the literacy and numeracy rates of the younger generation. But here’s something else to worry about. I’m going to call it potteracy rates. Yes, I’m making… Read More »DIAPER CHANGE