Dear Friends & Family, I forgot how hard it was being the mother of five little children. The only thing harder is being the grandmother of four little children. After [...]
Juliet’s words as she bids Romeo adieu are some of the most often quoted of the Bard’s 250,000 word vocabulary. And imagine, Shakespeare didn’t have the aid of the [...]
I'm a sucker for all things sweet and heart-shaped. I spend hours, weeks ahead of February 14th, searching for just the right books that speak to my grandchildren's hearts, [...]
“Tonight” must have been the word my mother whispered over the party line shared with her sister Helen. Nine months later, they both gave birth to their first born: [...]
Mary Tyler Moore was an idol for all baby boomers. A TV icon. A feminist who artfully and beautifully paved the way for so many women to “make it [...]
I seethe with envy when I go to my friends’ houses and see sparkling, uncluttered counter tops. I secretly look for their “pile of papers”– checking under the sink [...]
My dearest Beau, You are not even two days old and already you have wriggled your way deep into my heart. Quite a feat considering I haven't even met you [...]
I’m testing the waters to see if you’re out there, feeling adrift, as I often do: the empty nesters whose umbilical cords–although severed long ago–stretch to New York or [...]
