#1. I’m Jewish. So actually I have no business writing about Christmas. Or confessions. #2. I grew up in a kosher home. We also hung stockings and got presents Christmas morning. #3. My husband is Christian. But he claims he doesn’t mind that we don’t have a Christmas tree. #4. I always yearned for a […]
Common bonds
I love the title of my blog because it speaks to everyone, not only me. I hear so many stories that fit the title– I thought sometimes I would fit them into the blog. This is one of those stories. We bonded over clutter. When I first started Cluttercast, from out of the blue on […]
Party of one
Nothing says the holidays like a party. The holidays can be tough times as it is—if you’re alone, or stressed, or sick, or melancholy—and for some, the parties alone are enough reason to hate the season. Not me; I love going to parties–although I don’t throw them often. A few days ago, I did have […]
One a day
…. keeps the doctor away. From our apple tree to our table–I’m taking the advice to heart. Mom and apple pie–You can see where this is going. But I put the brakes on, thanks to my friend Myra who suggested a way to save me from myself recipe from her wonderful new cookbook, The Earthbound […]
I've got a secret, too
Turns out she’s hiding even more than we thought, now that an Italian researcher has uncovered the letters and numbers hidden in her eyes. Some dismiss this discovery as far-fetched—but I take it seriously—and personally. Because I hold the key to a similar mystery. Mine doesn’t go back centuries, just decades……to my college graduation when […]
A Loss for words –in both directions
At times of loss, they never seem to be enough; but sometimes words are all we have. I always feel a mix of pain and poignancy watching young women like Cate Edwards, who have the poise and presence of mind to deliver beautiful eulogies for their mothers. When my mother died at 41, nothing would […]
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