Suprise Me

Eva Le Gallienne as Peter Pan 1928 ”Do you believe in fairies?” When my mother was young her parents took her to Broadway to see Peter Pan,  the title role played by the actress Eva Le Gallienne who famously flew on wires over the heads of the audience. The London-born Le G as she was called,… Read More

When my first husband and I separated, I took my nine month old daughter and moved back to Houston.  At the time I still loved him deeply.  We were on cordial terms although we knew we were not going to be together again.  We were trying to work out, child support, who would raise the… Read More

...never, never, never step on laughter. Read More

New ways to give thanks, even in thoughts, can show our gratitude. Read More

You always see stories and comic strips about teenage boys eating refrigerators. I was a skinny teenage girl, and this is what I ate on any given day: 7 a.m. – Raisin Bran 10 a.m. – Frozen/thawed/reheated bean burrito from the snack shop at school 12 p.m. – Brown bag lunch by Mom: Two (2!)… Read More

There are many lessons I have learned ... Moves are a complex blend of stress, opportunity, and calamity. Read More

Why the small beige box was in my mother's dresser I'll never know. The items pictured belonged to my father's father ... Read More

Jeff lived next door to my close friend Sherry, so I hung out at her house, trying to make myself visible without being too pushy. That’s what girls did in 1970. Boys did the asking to the prom. Read More

Those eyes, the black turtlenecks, the bon mots and literary references...Ilya was smart and sexy and mysterious. Read More

Taking the High Road  In the early 1970s we spent an unforgettable year in London where my husband was working.   (See Kinky Boots,  Valentine’s Day in Foggytown,  and Laundry Day in London) During that time we took some wonderful trips around the UK and Europe.  However the one itinerary that we can still recite verbatim is our… Read More