Suprise Me

User Manual Although my son says only wimps read directions,  I really need them to assemble mechanical stuff that I buy. Just recently Florida friends sent us a crate of oranges.  We had an old citrus juicer that didn’t work very well,  and so now with all those oranges to squeeze I decided it was… Read More

Life is weird right now, but not terrible. I'm sad about Molly's graduation being cancelled, and not singing with my choir. Read More

The problem is The French Laundry is tiny and only takes reservations two months in advance. Read More

I should write a piece of  YA flash fiction about what I could have done with all the time I spent worrying about and fussing with my hair between the time my mother gave up on it when I was seven, and when I decided to stop trying to battle my curls sometime in my mid… Read More

Ferdinand “Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.” So begins one of the most cherished children’s books of our time,  and my own childhood favorite.  The Story of Ferdinand,  written by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson,   was published in 1936 while across the… Read More

Is it okay to be frivolous in these dark times? Read More

What a bizarre intersection of a vacation from hell with a pandemic-stricken ship. Read More

My oldest sister went off to Radcliffe College in September 1962, just as I started seventh grade. I was fascinated with Radcliffe – the apple trees with circular benches around them in Radcliffe Yard, the nine old homey-looking brick dorms around the lush green Quad – and with the bustling Harvard Square area. It seemed… Read More

I grew up during the 1960’s and ended that decade married. It was the beginning of the era of the Hippie, that sub-species of the Genus Young Person who included among their attributes a fascination with hair grown to broadcast their membership in that faction of my generation.  Hair was everywhere.  Men grew theirs long,… Read More

As a young girl, I was inevitably drawn to him. He wore a sophisticated suit, was handsome and elegant, and his deep gaze had me completely entranced by his charm. We hit it off during our blind date, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. I thought this was a gift from heaven and true love… Read More