Is it performance art? Is it recycling? Is it full of hot air? The answer… is all of the above. Thank you, Denys, for sharing this video.
Sotomayor and Spelling: mothers as saints and sinners
May 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
Daughters and mothers are making news. Here is what Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said about her mother: There is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration -… I have often said that I am all I am because of her, and I am only half the woman she is. Not a dry [...]
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friendly and familiar
May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I just read this status message that was posted by one of my Facebook friends: Don’t you just hate it when you walk all the way to the other end of the house and into a room, but then totally forget what you were meant to be doing in that room.? Yes! I hate that, [...]
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kitchen confidential
May 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
As I said yesterday, I’m the opposite of Jane. Although I love to feed people, I’m a total slacker—I avoid cooking whenever possible. But even in MY house, the kitchen sees a lot of action when Daniel’s home. It’s been used more in the last week than in the last 6 months. His friends are always [...]
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opposites attract
May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This morning on the phone, I was talking to Alli about my friend Myra Goodman’s amazing cookbook. When suddenly it struck me—I’m completely clueless in the kitchen– but some of my closest friends– are the total opposite. And then a few hours later, life provided a perfect example : I’m in the car at 4:30. I get a call from [...]
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Memorial Day
May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Shane arrived in Iraq 2 days ago. With a son-in-law serving in the military, suddenly the American flag looks different to me. Whenever I see it, I think of him. And I think of all the other families who sent someone they love off to war— especially those who never came back. They serve us [...]
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stupid pet tricks
May 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Millions of people have watched this video. So go ahead. I think Peppy is FAR more impressive. And I’m not being catty.
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the honeymoon
May 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
I’ve had two marriages. And two honeymoons. Technically. The first one was just overnight. The second one, 3 nights. So the length of time already makes this current honeymoon different. It’s been months and I’m still in the honeymoon phase when you pinch yourself to make yourself believe this is real and you’re not dreaming a [...]
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Children of the recession
May 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
While I was absorbed with the trip and what food to buy for my son coming home from college who would go to sleep in his own bed, other mothers are absorbed with their children too. How they can afford to buy food. How to care for them when they are sick. How to give them a home or a bed at all. [...]
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The kitchen police
May 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
I love when either one of my kids is in town. But something else comes with the territory whenever they come home. They morph into the kitchen police. Alli walks in the door and immediately checks the expiration date stamped on every item in the refrigerator. As if I’m planning to poison her. (Okay, I admit she’s [...]
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After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
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