I recently got a message from a friend saying she had a couple of days to spend in Philadelphia and wanted to know if I could recommend things to do. I was happy to share my ideas and opinions on Philly. It’s only my favorite city. We lived outside Philadelphia for four years, during […]
No Souvenir For You
I am the worst souvenir shopper ever. I’m not the best regular shopper anyway, but I really set some records in buying things as mementos from trips. Or, should I say, not buying things as mementos from trips. Once again I went on a fabulous vacation and bought hardly anything. I bought 15 postcards […]
What Big Brothers Do
You can almost see the terrifying story forming in his head, can’t you? The first blog I ever wrote was three years ago on my son’s 21st birthday. So I thought it was fitting to write about my son Mike turning 24 today. In my family, when it’s your birthday, we all tell stories […]
Unplugging: So Simple a Cavewoman Could Do It
I took a rare, long vacation overseas and decided to unplug. And by unplug, I don’t mean that I waited until I got over there to realize that the Italians and the French don’t have normal electrical sockets. (They don’t, by the way, but I arrived prepared with six adapters and two converters, yet […]
Makeup Mirror on the Wall, Where’d You Get That Big Face?
“Be careful what you wish for,” a little voice said to me as I grabbed the makeup mirror off the shelf at Bed Bath & Beyond and took it to the cash register. (Along with my 20 percent off coupon. What, do you think I’m stupid? Pay full price for something when […]
Bed Bath & Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
It’s high time we talked about Bed Bath & Beyond. I was there last week and it is out of control. Did you know that Bed Bath & Beyond sells makeup now? And bags of snack foods? And comfortable pants and tank tops in your choice of colors and sizes? It appears that since […]