Good Things In Their Moment, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:27am
The news, which I have been sitting on until it was official, is that my son has sold his debut novel. End of Life will
December 13, 2025
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Motherhood
Best Wedding Ever, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:00am
If you are staring at a blank page, wondering why the post is taking so long to load, one word: photos. Here’s a story of
November 15, 2025
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Motherhood
Candy Past, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:07am
Our doorbell rang three times last night. In decades past I’d have expected 40 or 50 ding-dong-dings. Maybe 60. I am not sure what has
November 1, 2025
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Drink That Ginger Tea For The World, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:01am
Let’s leave the world aside for a minute. In the last days of the era the Gregorian calendar (Wikipedia tells me it was first introduced
December 28, 2024
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Motherhood
News! Or, Saturday Morning at 9:13am
Tomorrow night in Milan the JW Anderson show will feature an installation of my son’s clothing/art. The announcement is here. That was a really great
June 18, 2022
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Mothers’ Day, Or, Saturday Morning At 10:44am
I am finally the mother of adult children. I mean, that’s been technically true for over a decade, if 21 marks an adult. But it’s
May 7, 2022
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Motherhood
The Story Of My Mother’s Death, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:36am
This is the story of my mother’s death. It’s very hard to know where to begin. She was 86. For her 80th birthday party, we had invited extended family and friends, she asked that guests wear name tags.
April 13, 2019
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Motherhood
It’s Thursday And Yesterday My Mother Died
My mother died yesterday, early in the morning, in her room at her memory care home. It had become home. We started to understand that
March 21, 2019
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Alzheimer’s In The Rain, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:58am
My relationship with my mother in her Alzheimer’s is the best evidence for Freud I’ve yet found. I might mean a million things, but I’m
February 9, 2019
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Where They Grow Up, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:30am
I went to visit my daughter last weekend. She had two consecutive days off, which is, in the world of surgical residencies, rare. She’s working
January 19, 2019
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Hualalai Encore, Or, Saturday Morning at 9am
This year we returned to Hualalai. We flew home last night, I have photos to share. First of all, here’s the dress I finally bought
December 22, 2018
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Adventures With A Parent Who Has Alzheimer’s, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:04am
I visited my mom this week. We had an adventure. These days she can hardly talk. When she’s having what I can only call delusional
September 29, 2018
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