Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I hustled over to the ice rink on a very busy Tuesday afternoon because sometimes winter acts like a spoiled child. It can blow through so furiously we hide in our houses, bundled up and waiting for the tantrum to pass. Each time we poke our heads out the door, our faces freeze in its [...]
It seems to me we’ve dropped a few key words from our nation’s pledge. Indivisible? We’ve become the very opposite. Aspects of our American life that used to unite us — our sporting events and entertainment — now draw us into bitter debate. I enjoyed the whole Super Bowl spectacle yesterday, which is hard for [...]
Maybe you've heard of Seattle's 12th man. Well, I know her. My niece Mari has been bleeding blue and lime green for most of her life. As a lifelong Packer fan, I've tried to convert her, but she won't budge. When reason failed, I sunk to trickery. "You look a little chilled," I told her [...]
Our three-year-old is made of pixie dust and spunk. She loves sweet things like cupcakes, ripe apricots and her new baby sister. She spins through her days like a whirling dervish of creativity. She’s an artist — painting, cutting, tracing, gluing, coloring and then… …she’s a teacher — lining up her stuffed turtle, princess doll, [...]
Sometimes, hope rolls into your life on a sweet cloud of baby’s breath. That’s what happened to us this weekend as we spent time with our two little New Jersey bagels — our granddaughters Margo, who turns three tomorrow, and Ronni, who is just 10 days old. Today, we get to celebrate Groundhog Day with [...]
