Grandma time passes as quickly as a sneeze, and it stands as still as an eyelash on a sleepy pink cheek. It’s sweet like a New Jersey Mallomar, and tasty like a crisp deli dill. It’s a soft, smushy matzo ball in a salty bowl of soup. Grandma time whooshes away and bounces back, away [...]
My Dad’s first grandchild was born in a city almost four hours away from him. Shortly after, my mom started a graduate school program not too far from our apartment. This meant, among other things, she got to see new baby Charlie once a week. My dad found this whole situation untenable. Dad came up [...]
I missed National Daughters Day for the best of all reasons, because I was too busy hanging out with one of my own. Katherine flew in from LA and I got to spend a whole, glorious, busy, fun, hilarious, extended weekend with her. What a gift! She kept me on task with her reflexive organization, [...]
Our first grandchild rolled into town this week for a visit we've been planning with mounting anticipation since the day she was born. And, even with all that advanced hoopla, she has outshined her reviews. You might expect a little diva behavior from someone who has had three songs rewritten in her honor and whose [...]
The gift arrived so unexpectedly I almost tripped over it as I walked out the door last night. "Hey guys!" I said, as I turned around and headed back in. "Want to help me open this box? I don't know what it is. I don't remember ordering anything." We shook it, of course. Then, we [...]