In a misguided effort to stump my sister in-law, elderly Mr. Callahan stopped her at the door of their Manhattan apartment building on March 18 several years ago. "Guess what today is?" he asked. Having just received the annual reminder phone call from her fun-loving father, Nancy didn’t hesitate. "St. Cyril day," she said, "Of [...]
Tag: family stories
Happy New Year
But wait! We're not finished with 2012 yet! We're not quite ready to ring in the New Year because we haven't properly capped off the old and 525,600 minutes isn't nearly enough time! We have a few things left on our to-do list and we need to get crackin' Before midnight tonight we'd like to: [...]
To market, to market jiggety jog
Most Saturday mornings, you will find Molly and me wandering through the sensory carnival provided by our local Farmer's Market. The routine never varies. We fortify ourselves at our first stop with fresh watermelon lemonade because we want to keep our chatting chops fresh and our palates cleansed. (Also because at least one of us [...]