Suprise Me

My mother had great style and a certain elegance, but no self-confidence. In fact, she actively disliked her looks. She used to say she had the map of Jerusalem on her face. As a grown-up, I tried to disabuse her of this notion, but to no avail. She was a self-hating Jew. Nevertheless, she always… Read More

In a Basket Raffle, you deposit your raffle tickets only in the baskets of the items you want to win. Read More

Superstitious? Who me? No way! Read More

Looking back at my hobbies as a young girl, I realize how passive and home-bound they were. Read More

My first date was not what I'd expected. Read More

Pitcher and Bowl I’m a sucker for pitchers and bowls. Pitcher and bowl sets were first found in Victorian boudoirs where they were used as wash basins before the advent of indoor plumbing.  They’re still sought after as decorative pieces,  and I’ve always loved them. A few years ago I was in an antique shop… Read More

Save the Date My husband is an awful procrastinator,  but not me.   On the contrary,  I’m compulsive and sometimes I act TOO soon,  which I’ve learned can be just as problematic. There was the time I got a save-the-date for the out-of-town,  black-tie wedding of a friend’s son to be held on a date… Read More

For me, magazines are like comfort food. Not necessarily good for me, but all I want to read when I’m sick or feeling low. Read More

My conclusion from this is that we, or many of us, write for the satisfaction of having our words survive the birth canal, and be launched into the stream of time. Read More

I felt uncomfortable packing the book and uncomfortable leaving it behind. Read More