Archives for 2011

home values

I noticed a fragment of this house the other day in Santa Monica and couldn’t resist stopping to get a better look— since it “illustrates” two recent posts. One is about houses that I’ve lived in. The other is my last post— about the workshop I held for cancer patients at Hope Lodge, making mosaics– […]

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Peace by piece –Hope by hand

I call my mosaics “Peace by Piece” —and the other night I learned that others can find the same in themselves. Especially people who know the feeling of hearing 3 words: You. Have. Cancer. Life goes from normal—to nightmare. Equal to the physical effects can be the emotional effects—constant fear and stress. As a mother […]

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Inches and instants: What are the chances?

Every day on my way home I make a left turn from the center of a 4-lane highway. As cars are whizzing by me in both directions, I wait there, thinking: Someone’s flat tire, someone’s text, even someone’s sneeze—could ruin my life. A little neurotic maybe? Inches and instants. What are the chances? How can […]

Etsy: Craft for a cause

Lily and Carol clicked when they met years ago at work; and later discovered they share a birthday. Though they no longer work together, every year they connect on their shared birthdays. This year they found a “creative” way to celebrate…. with a room full of other “creatives” at Etsy. Etsy defines creativity—it’s a name […]

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Cancer and the cooties

Do you remember the cooties? Do kids still do that? When they won’t touch another kid or even be around them? Cancer can be kind of like that. Because sometimes, some people don’t want to be around. As if it’s catching or something. Anyway, cancer is depressing, right? And who wants to be around […]

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Tiger Dad

No one’s written a book yet called Tiger Dad, but I probably could. (Or maybe, Jewish Tiger Dad.) I cringe when I hear about the tactics used by Tiger Mom, but really, it’s just a matter of degree. The opposite of my gentle mother, my dad was a tough businessman. He meant business as a […]