The other day, I had a chance to catch up with an old friend. Somehow we got on the subject of the jobs we had while in high school. He talked about how he had worked at a catfish restaurant (Oh, the humanity!!) and we laughed about the fact that I worked for a couple… Continue reading How to Lose a Guy in Nine Ways(Ideas you just might want to pass on to your daughters!)
Category: Family
How to Build a Stone Wall (and breakthrough one)
It’s been 2 months since my last confession. So much internal and external shifting has happened since my dad’s death this winter, that I did not have words for a long time. They are beginning to return. No one tells you that when an intense period of caretaking ends, the body and soul of a… Continue reading How to Build a Stone Wall (and breakthrough one)
How to play marbles
An old-fashioned game that you don’t see much anymore is marbles, although there are still marble tournaments around the U.S. and the world. There are many different marble games that you could play in. I’ll just talk about the variation we played as kids on the playground before and after school and during recess, every… Continue reading How to play marbles
The Art of “Passing It Down” Was Broken
When I got married back in 1990, I didn’t know the first thing about registry lists, bridal showers, and wedding gifts. Yes, I grew up watching my mother flawlessly entertain, but I never threw my party, never purchased my dishes, and never even gave stocking my kitchen a second thought. I feel so fortunate that… Continue reading The Art of “Passing It Down” Was Broken