Searching for hidden treasures in the most unlikely places is one of the themes Ava Chin explores in her beautiful memoir, Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love & the Perfect Meal from Simon and Schuster. Ava weaves her experience of trying to find peace with her untraditional childhood, which includes her father’s abandonment of the family and a mother who often … [Read more...]
Learning to Fly
Friday afternoon it rained heavily, while I sat in the temple with the other mourners, and we listened to the rabbi say beautiful things about someone I knew long before I was a wife, mother, writer, blogger, and social media addict. Michelle was a strong, kind person who had lost her hard-fought battle with cancer. My mind travels way back to a time before we each met … [Read more...]
I Just Want to Be Alone…with this great book! A Review and Interview with Jen Mann
Is your husband driving you nuts again? Or, are you filled with love for the man you promised to love in sickness and in health? Whichever way you are feeling about your better half, you’re going to find an essay to relate to in, I Just Want to Be Alone. This is a great collection of pieces about marriage from some of the best lady writers on the web. The brainchild of Jen … [Read more...]
I Write Therefore I am
Well it’s Sunday morning, and I’m sitting at my desk, typing away, hoping that something brilliant will magically appear on my computer screen. So far, nothing brilliant has appeared. Still I sit and type because it’s Sunday, and I have a deadline. I’ve tried to come up with an idea, but nothing will come. Should I write about the snow? No. It’s been done. What … [Read more...]
The Dishwasher Has A New Home
Legend has it that when it was time for me to make my entrance in the world I decided to come two weeks early. But then midway through the birthing process changed my mind, turned around, and, well, got stuck. This was no fun for my poor mother who had to endure a horrific labor and was actually told by her doctor that if it wasn’t for the head of obstetrics, I wouldn’t be … [Read more...]
