Suprise Me

As a dreamy pre-teen, not exactly a collage artist, I’d pore through McCall’s, Mademoiselle, and Seventeen Magazine cutting and pasting fashionable images of hairstyles and clothing into my scrapbook using scissors and LePage’s glue. Little did I know I was learning skills that would last a lifetime, even morphing into the digital age. Now I… Read More

Like any self-respecting teenage girl, I listened to Top 40 radio incessantly. As someone growing up in the shadow of Motown, of course, I loved that music, but listened to it all, and think the mid-60s were a remarkable moment in time; Motown and British invasion music flourished side by side. They couldn’t be more… Read More

Trying my best to “keep calm and carry on.” Read More

Until December of 1969, I had never been on an airplane. When it became clear to my father that I’d go away to college (the choice came down to Northwestern in suburban Chicago, or Brandeis in suburban Boston) and I would fly to either location, Dad agreed to let me go to a mini-camp reunion… Read More

Fifty years ago, on February 19, 1968, one of my personal heroes, Fred Rogers, launched his children’s show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The PBS program, featuring a kindly man in a cardigan and blue sneakers, introduced millions of young children to the concepts of patience, kindness, acceptance, and caring for their neighbors. 1968 was the beginning of a frightening time that felt much like life does today in 2018. Perhaps this is why people weep at showings of Won’t You Be My Neighbor. Read More

In therapy, I talked until I was sick of talking. In meditation I was to be silent and listen. Read More

...they didn’t request tapes or photos. Read More

My history with computers, both plus and minus in my life and work Read More

As I made that move, the brunette cutie to my right clasped her hand around my wrist and whispered "that is SO annoying!" Read More

Only My Hairdresser Knows for Sure Oops,  now everybody knows for sure! Retroflash / 6 Words – Dana Susan Lehrman Read More