Riddle: What does a AWESOME New Year’s Eve and a Blue Moon on December 31 have in common? Answer: They both occur every 19 years. So here is question for MoB readers: Of all the holidays available to you in a 365 day span, do you hate New Year’s Eve the most? Or is it [...]
Reading. Eating. Napping. Wondering. Why did Garnet Hill send me this big, expensive, full-of-catalogs-but-otherwise-empty envelope when I know they’re not shipping the pink hydrangea PJs until January? Oh, that’s right, I also ordered a headband. Which should have been sent by itself in a little tiny envelope for a lot less money, or shipped with [...]
Q: Why on earth would a seemingly sane group of parents attempt to take six children to the national museums and monuments in Washington D.C. on perhaps one of the busiest and coldest days of winter break? A: Because walking on water, parting of the Red Sea, and creating Heaven and Earth have already been done. [...]
Close family friends, the Fryers, were with us on Christmas Day. Although the addition of Jim and Sam meant another two guys in the house, with Laura and daughter Jane and Sam’s girlfriend Becca here, we females were actually a force to be reckoned with. And I could wrap up girly things like lip gloss and cute books in angel [...]
The holidays are a time when families come together to enjoy one another. But do you ever notice that SOME family members are more “enjoyed” than others? It doesn’t matter if you celebrate Christmas or Hanukah or Kwanza. The baby trumps everyone else. Before there were grandchildren, we “children” were the center of attention. Then [...]
From the minute I met my friend Linda, way back in the 1980s, I knew she was a gem. There was none of that circling, “let me size you up, you unmarried potential competitor” stuff that women all too often do to each other. Linda was pure sunshine and graciousness from Day One. She’s also brilliantly [...]
Earlier this week I was feeling a little blue. It had been an intense month of work, my holiday was over, and we had no exotic plans for the winter break. To top it all off, I was at a loss for my next big thing. I wish I was one of those people who [...]
Sometimes you hear the greatest tips on life from the smallest conversations. A brief chat on Sunday was just the latest example of this syndrome. There we were, milling around Fellowship Hall after church, enjoying that great annual feast known as Cookie Sunday. In addition to the usual tea and coffee table, there were tables stretching [...]
Ever wonder what makes a friendship stick? Or what makes it deep? In a life time, how many great friendships will you have? How many will teeter on the brink of existence? And which ones will you let fall? Who are you sure of? Who is sure of you? I’ve thought a great deal [...]
At this time of year, we all make choices. Which will it be? Paperwhites, or poinsettias? I’m a paperwhite person, myself. I buy the bulbs around Thanksgiving and pot them in random pieces of crockery that have accumulated from yard sales and such. But I know not to give one to my friend Carol, because she [...]
