Family

Want to hear something crazy?  I say, interrupting my husband's evening movie.…

Here's the thing…

"I just called to say I love you .. "   ~ Stevie Wonder…

From love letters in the fridge to nature’s confetti, tipping the guitaris, and chapter four whilst spitting out pits.  A few things that have been happening in our world lately…

"This, Grandma.  This was the best day ever"  ~ Love, Eli…

Friends, I know it's the first weekend of Spring ..…

Do you have a favorite back-of-the-box recipe?…

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”     ~ Brené Brown | Daring Greatly…

"For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is .. …

"There are still stars which move in ordered and beautiful rhythm.  There are still people in this world who keep promises.  Even little ones, like cooking stew over your Bunsen burner .. …

"I was old enough, and I'd messed up enough already, that I just said…

"When I was ten years old, I wished for world peace, no capital punishment, and an endless supply of taco pizza or maybe pepperoni nachos, it was really a toss-up"…

"Treat everyone you meet like God in drag"  ~ Ram Dass…

"My idea of a perfect day is frozen custard at Shake Shack and a walk in the park (followed by a Lactaid).  My idea of a perfect night is a good play and dinner…

I'll never forget the first time I attended an NA meeting ..…

"Of all sound of all bells .. most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year"     ~Charles Lamb…

Happy Christmas Eve…

Do you have a signature dish?…

“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.”     ~ Nora Ephron…

"From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!"  ~ Dr Seuss | One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish…

From the summer of 2007 until the early spring of 2010 .. …

"Life is a big canvas, throw all of the paint onto it that you can"   ~ Danny Kayne…

Nearly everything you need to know about my childhood can be summed up…

"What if, today, we were grateful for everything?" ~ Charlie Brown…

Dear Sam .. a story…

Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We're ..…

"And as the years go by, our friendship will never die. You're gonna see it's our destiny. You've got a friend in me"…

"How 'ya 'doing Grandma?"…

“And so I went and let you blow my mind. Your sweet moonbeam. The smell of you in every single dream I dream” ~ Train…

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does” ~ William James…

“I don't think any day is worth living without thinking about what you're going to eat next at all times.” ~ Nora Ephron…

A number of years ago I brought Christmas lunch to…

"And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, This is important! And this is important! And this is important!…

"The toe bone's connected to the foot bone. The foot bone's connected to the ankle bone…

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!" ~ Dr Seuss | How the Grinch Stole Christmas…

"I never thought it was a bad little tree .. Maybe all it needs is a little love" ~ Linus…

“If God had intended us to follow recipes, he wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.” ~ Linda Henley…

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him. The people who give you their food give you their heart” ~ Cesar…

"Have I told you lately that I love you?" ~ Van Morrison…

"I want to thank-you. Thank-you for being a friend" ~ Andrew Gold…

"It's hard to be angry or upset, and be grateful at the same time. If I'm ever of emotional or upset about something I think 'What am I grateful for?' I just…

"When an old person dies it's like a library burning" ~ Overheard at The Nantucket Project…

"What could be more important than a little something to eat?" ~ Winnie the Pooh…

"These are the days of the endless summer .. These are the days, the time is now …

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree” ~ Martin Luther…

"After all, tomorrow is another day" ~ Scarlett O'Hara | Gone with the Wind…

Dear Sam .. (Sam -I-am)…

"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get" ~ Tim Russert…

"Hi G'ma .. How 'ya doin'?"…

Happy Saturday! What are you up to this weekend?…

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned the hard way …

"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people" ~ Orson Welles…

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank-you, it will be enough" ~ Meister Eckhart…

Happy Sunday! What are you up to this weekend? We've been ..…

"Close your eyes. Have no fear. The monster's gone. He's on the run .. "…

I wonder if it's because I've made so many mistakes in my life that I have such a fear now of…

Several years have passed since my family…

I remember trying not to shoo them out of the kitchen…

Tomorrow my husband and I will celebrate Thanksgiving…

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh" said Piglet at last .. "What's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"…

Can I talk to you for a few minutes? You're the only one I know that won't judge me…

"When and where did they meet? They met at a graduation party when they were in the sixth grade…

I remember the first time it really started to sink in…

"In that moment I knew .. the way you know about a good melon" ~ When Harry Met Sally…

Behold the greatest collection of sugar cookie recipes…

At our house we seem to be rising later and later…

Some days as I sit down to write, I think to myself "I'm not sure .. …

Saturday mornings as a child were all about…

"Home is the nicest word there is" ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder…

"Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me" ~ Alice Walker…

"The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time" ~ Julia Child…

"I'm 23 years old, and I'm not sure what to do with my life"…

Life Lesson # 4092 - Whatever you're struggling with…

"Food isn't about impressing people.  It's about making them feel comfortable"   ~ Ina Garten…

I sat in my car outside the building this Saturday in December. …

She began her slow descent on the escalator at the airport…

If there’s anything I’ve learned over the years it's …

Life lesson #4039 - When your mom mentions she has extra produce…

"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same" ~ Elbert Hubbard…

I spent part of the afternoon sitting in a coffee shop .. next to three young women .. talking excitedly in Australian accents .. sharing one on of the largest pieces of chocolate cake…

I'll never forget the first time I attended an NA meeting…

My mother asks this question only once a year…

A random Monday afternoon in September, I find myself…

"I was stressed, I made cake" …