Writing tips & personal essays about love (& loss), travel, food, beauty & style. Plus my fave how to's that make everyday life easier, simpler—& more fun.
February 14, 2010• General
This morning, from nearly 700 miles away, my mom woke up, waited a few hours, then called to give...
February 11, 2010• General
This morning, in the beginning, we were hopeful. The sun was out and its delicate rays draped about...
February 10, 2010• General
It could be worse. We could be stuck in the middle of a terrible snow storm. But instead, in...
February 8, 2010• General
This weekend, my wonderful friends Sue and Roy came for a visit. Irene and I took Friday off, and...
February 3, 2010• General
Once when I was about 8 or 9, my brother got the most awesome cake for his birthday. It was a...
February 1, 2010• General
There are very few occasions when eating a big dinner is not a good idea. So few, in fact, that I...
January 30, 2010• General
Happy Friday! I hope everybody is out eating cheesy-covered foods and reveling in Friday night...
January 27, 2010• General
A good way to keep things fresh in any situation is to experience something novel in the targeted...
January 25, 2010• General
I have a secret to confess. In the kitchen, I have been using steak knives to chop up all my food...
January 21, 2010• General
While in Seattle over the holidays, I made friends with a delightful lass named Anna. Anna could do...