I just finished a two-week vacation. Lucky, right? Except I had forgotten I hadn’t seen Blanche in a while (Blanche … More
Category: family
Walker Wrangling
Kids teach you things and make you say things you would never have otherwise, like the time I said to … More
Muthahs
In 2015 I wrote a Mother’s Day post about finally getting over a Mother’s Day thing that happened when the … More
Déjà Vu All Over Again
My mother who will be 89 in a few weeks has been slowly losing her cognitive abilities, not in a … More
Love My Girls
Today I offer gratitude for the weekend with my girls — we’ve been friends since before high school. We went … More
After You
About one year ago I wrote about an incident that happened at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). It was a … More
The Garden of Gardner
On a recent visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, I found myself drawn to the center courtyard, an enclosed … More
Quilt Trading
Although I don’t have a comforter, I own 2 store-bought blankets, one of which is the infamous, 70’s polyester indestructible f***ing … More
Nod to Elton John: This Blog Has No Title
I’ve been sitting here trying to find a pithy title to this blog. And then Elton John’s song popped in … More
Traditions Have to Start Somewhere
I used to playfully envy my ex — his people hailed from the next batch of ships after the pilgrim’s … More
