Growing up, my son didn’t want to look like anyone else. He only wanted to look like him. I’ve been entering The Twilight Zone lately to watch some of my... read more →
When I started this blog three months ago, I swore there'd be no recipes. But today I can’t help... read more →
My readers in Turkey and I found each other by pure serendipity. Yep. It was my clueless foray into Facebook advertising and an inadvertent “Country” click that launched an audience... read more →
(A version of this piece appeared on the The Huffington Post.) The Monday before... read more →
My son and I flew into Milwaukee Saturday morning to attend the memorial service for my tiny fireball of a sister-in-law, Shirley. She was my son’s favorite in-town aunt, the... read more →
(This piece originally appeared on the The Huffington Post.) “Where’re you headed?” the cabbie asked Harry, who glanced back at me from the front seat. “We’re going to Lucky Cheng’s... read more →
I admit it. I used to make fun of Tammy Faye Bakker. Her excessive eye make up seemed more befitting the flamboyant Muppet Show superstar Miss Piggy than the co-host... read more →
My call for you to share some of the comical things your toddlers said as they learned to master English drew some great responses. Tami sent in several kidspeak funnies:... read more →
My son made his world debut twenty-three years ago via triple E-section. (I had morphed during pregnancy from a petite, one-hundred-pound woman to a 150-pound inflatable of myself.) Shortly after... read more →
Waiting in the checkout line at my favorite garden center, I was entertained by a cute, curly-haired toddler in a white sundress. She stood behind me rocking back and forth... read more →
