This is going to be short because like all of you, I’m buried alive in ho-ho-holiday red (and green) tape. When I sit down to write, my computer defaults to opening up my shopping list, this week’s Macy’s ad, and recipes high in fat and sugar. A blog post template or even a blank Word […]
O Artificial Christmas Tree
I’d like to say that I was bullied, bribed or blackmailed into getting an artificial tree again this year, but the truth is: I forgot. I forgot that I wanted to get a real tree until I had signed the credit card slip and the boxed tree was at the door waiting to […]
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Happy belated Thanksgiving, to all of you who celebrate. Even though Thanksgiving is one of those phenomena that no one wants to hear/read/talk about the second that the last fistful of stuffing is placed into the mouth of the person doing the dishes at the end of that tryptophantasmic gorgy, I’m going to set […]
Ambassador to All That Is Awesome
I was an American ambassador for about 90 minutes last week. I was interviewed by some students in Moscow, Russia, studying English, from my own living room couch. They asked me questions about America and Americans over a magical Skype conversation – which while it was spotty and the sound kept cutting out, didn’t […]
Hello, Kitties
Last week was a big week for introductions for me. I met the two newest members of my family: Cats newly adopted by my son and his girlfriend and by my daughter. My son’s cat is Phoebe (nickname Smelly Cat) and my daughter renamed her cat Cat (nickname . . . um, . . […]
Ikea, You Kea, We All Kea Together, and Then We Assemble
My daughter and I finally went to the Ikea store in Sunrise, Florida. I lived in Florida for five years and didn’t get to that store until after I moved. I was back to visit my daughter and meet her cat (oh yes, I’ll be blogging about that next week) so she and I […]