There is nothing more luxurious to me than freshly cut flowers in the house. In college, I would splurge once a month on a bouquet of something pretty from the Whole Foods in Santa Fe. It made me feel rich when I was anything but (priorities, I know). Later, when I lived in a climate that was warm year round, ... Read More »
No, not me. That was the response from my brother-in-law last month. We are in a Fitbit family group, and this guy is seriously kicking our butts every day and every week! I cheered him, and when I asked what he was doing, that was his response: “I’m trying to get my sexy back!” My son happened onto the conversation, ... Read More »
At the end of the day, or at the end of our days, what matters most? What are the sensations that most count in life, that most give pleasure? Why do we forget, on a daily basis, that worries and stresses from the job and from people around us actually keep us from what matters most? As a very good ... Read More »
I have often said that traveling abroad with students is very much like child birth – very painful in the moment, but then you come home with the baby and forget the pain. I have returned home with my baby babies, and already, less than 48 hours after arriving, the painful moments are slipping from my memory. The exciting moments were ... Read More »
Get your pen ready! Here come spectacular recommendations for small-vineyard Italian wines. You won’t hear about the big joints at all, but instead, the small players, the individuals who have passed down their love of grapes through generations. These are vintners interested in exploring and exploiting the possibilities in their vines, not glutting the market with “good enough”. I was ... Read More »
Huh? Yes, gimbaled funiculars. Yes, bivalve players. A sequential thought process here, maybe a pedantic love of funny sounding words, and of course a reference to Spain, where I will be in 2 ½ weeks. Disclaimer: my sister in law served a “signature drink” at our recent American Easter/Greek Easter/Passover gathering. It was perfect for an afternoon sitting outside after ... Read More »
I went out to eat a restaurant the other night where all ordering was done through an iPad. Now, I’m not a food writer or a restaurant critic, so I’m not going to write about what we ate or drank. Rather, the point of this post is the use of technology in restaurants. And as prior to this dining experience ... Read More »
When I was a little girl, I never saw my mother finish a cup of coffee in one sitting. As I grew older, I teased her about this: the way she would start her morning with a cup and have to microwave it at least three times before she finished it. Of course, I get it now. As a stay-at-home-mom, my ... Read More »
Are you present? Or not? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (click here for the trailer if you have no clue what I am talking about) may well be the classic analogy for modern life. Are you here? Or have you skipped out? I am a perhaps addicted complete fan of modern technology. I am one of the few parents who knows ... Read More »
In what my children would probably call a fairly typical, schizophrenic mode for me, I find myself both demanding that the kids “grow up”, while at the same time, resolving this year that I need to be more childlike. Whaaaaat? Today I witnessed a scene that made me stop multitasking between laptop and smartphone, sit back, and enjoy life. I ... Read More »
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