My youngest daughter turns 20 today and we marked the occasion earlier this week by sharing a couple of pints of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and a fascinating episode of Chef's Table. Maybe we should have met the occasion of a young woman exiting her teens and an old mother marking the official end [...]
My son Charlie enlisted the support of Survivor host and executive producer Jeff Probst when he proposed to his girlfriend Tara a few weeks ago. And, from the rainy rooftop of a restaurant in Queens, Tara said yes! Except for a curious busboy, the two stood alone on the rooftop that night. But, really, there [...]
We hauled out an old picnic table for an impromptu driveway picnic yesterday to celebrate the prodigal sun...and Vinnie Both returned to Wisconsin this weekend and turned an ordinary Sunday into a party. When it comes to weather, we Wisconsinites are the most grateful people I know. All over Appleton people greeted the 56 degree [...]
Yesterday, I celebrated life with another slice of birthday cake and, if you'll indulge an old woman, I'd like to share a couple of observations I made at the close of my 53rd year. Full plates should be savored. There is a tendency to gobble when our plate is full, to rush the chewing so [...]
I'm no luddite, but I do enjoy some simple pleasures -- long walks, good books, sidewalk chalk, porch swings, and climbing branches that hang thick and low. Earlier this week, we bought a rubber ball, an impulse purchase we scooped up along with a tomato and some sliced cheese. We spent $4.95 for the ball [...]
