My daughter turned 24 this week. I’ve been trying to discern, through memories, exactly when children’s birthdays begin to make parents feel older. Not when
Yesterday I was looking at the photos from my brother’s wedding. Made me want to go to the party all over again. I clicked through
My son is home. Bringing his facial hair along, I might add. If you have a small boy, take a minute to smooch his smooth
Today I am at Hank and Lucy. Actually I was there yesterday, but too bleary-eyed from weddings and families to really notice. Hank and Lucy
In something like 2 hours, if all goes according to plan, I will be standing on a soccer field in the East Bay watching my
Today I am over at A Practical Wedding, giving advice to brides-to-be about why their rational, conscious mothers might behave unusually during wedding planning. It
I’ve been missing my kids lately. Partly it’s because I haven’t seen them in three months. I’m still governed by the school calendar. “What happened,”
I’m in Santa Barbara, for a little visit with mom. Meeting my sisters and their families for President’s Day, which means spending the weekend as
Haven’t we all seen so many photos of snow and ice this winter? To say nothing of you, enmired in the real thing? Here in
This Thursday, 17 people came for Thanksgiving. We finally located the kitchen counter on Friday afternoon, as we dug out from under. 4 large pots
Hallowe’en was a big deal in my family of origin. My mom went all out on the homemade costumes, her efforts peaking the year we
It’s turned a little chilly here, and we’ve even had some rain. Early for Northern California, rain in October. Overnight I’ve lost my fondness for
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