When my friend and co-worker Shannon announced that her sons, Roman, age 5, and Jack, age 2 1/2, would soon be big brothers, I couldn’t help but secretly hope the baby would be a girl. I know it’s not politically correct to wish for anything but a healthy child, and of course I wished for that, but Shannon was… Continue reading Introducing Beautiful Baby Hot Dog
A Triumphant Mother’s Day at the Morgans’
In an attempt to keep Michael and Madelyn, my nephew and niece, from jumping into the freezing water this past Mother’s Day, my brother offered them a spin around the lake in my parents’ old wooden rowboat. The kids eagerly took him up on the offer and excitedly prepared to embark. My dad raced across… Continue reading A Triumphant Mother’s Day at the Morgans’
Please won’t you be my neighbor?
I recently received some bittersweet news: my friends and neighbors Jed and Stacy both recently took new jobs outside of NYC, so off to the suburbs they go! Their sights are set on greener pastures, preferably with a big yard for their growing daughter, Hazel, and energetic dog, Momo. They challenged me with taking pictures… Continue reading Please won’t you be my neighbor?
Your Thursday Fix
Plato said, “A dog has the soul of a philosopher.” I wonder what this little guy’s philosophy is!
Unsolicited Advice for Beautiful Brides
“Everything changes, nothing remains without change.” – Buddha As we stood cutting the cake to the band’s rendition of “The Two of Us” by the Beatles on August 25, 2006, neither my husband nor I saw the foreboding in the lyrics: “You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.” Despite… Continue reading Unsolicited Advice for Beautiful Brides