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So, My Phone Started Ringing as We Headed Toward The Runway
My phone was ringing. Which was odd, because the plane I was sitting on was approaching the runway, and I had tied every knot, and tied up every loose end, the best way a mother of four boys could,...
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Not the Mormon Housewife Blogger
I have been reading that I am not alone in my attraction to the Mormon housewives blogs. It appears that many people are drawn to their web pages because they make parenting seems so effortless,...
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How The Little Ice Age Effect Will Play Into Your Holiday Travel Plans
This snow? This cold? This early? Before Thanksgiving? This isn’t the first time. In fact, that adorable Thanksgiving song, “Over the River and Through the Wood,” (yes, it’s wood and not woods), which...
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When the House Falls Apart and There is Nothing I Can Do About It
So, on the third day, our oldest, GinGin, arrived home from college to relieve the babysitter, and take over holding down the fort. First, he announced, via text, that the babysitter didn’t clean up,...
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We Waited Until the Late Afternoon
when the sun wasn’t so hot to start our excursion. And, we saw a tortoise. There were a couple of snakes, but they were too fast for the camera. Everyone was throughly and satisfactorily worn out. One...
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There are No Stars in the New York City Sky
Mo matter how clear the night sky is in New York City, not a single star can be seen. Tonight, I heard how the weatherman frames a clear night — how he compensates his viewers for not having stars to...
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Humor Me, and Pretend I am A Travel Writer
Whenever I start to tell someone about what happened in NYC, the story starts to spiral out, adding more tidibits — like the time I actually saw and heard what could have been the actual real-life...
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Mission for Today: L Train to Brooklyn
I’m sitting at 48th and Lexington. At 2:30 today, I have a meeting with my clients, whom I have worked with for over two years, and have yet to meet. I could call UBER, and be there in 20 minutes, but...
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All The Things I Can’t Tell You About What Happened In New York
At a party last Friday, my story about my trip to NYC went off like a bomb. And through the open, dropped jaws of my friends, came the words, “write this down… this is an amazing story….” I’ve been...
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Living A Day Through Tartt’s Goldfinch World
You know how you are gifted with those “favorite days” that surprise you like unexpected bequests handed down by an angel? The unforeseen ones, when reality is suspended just a bit, and things just...
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Plenty of Room At The Inn
At Christmastime, we miss one of the greatest miracles of the season. Even though we find ourselves paying attention to those we often take for granted for the rest of the year. We send Christmas cards...
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How To Cook Dinner on A Dreary January Night
Other than flying off to eat somewhere special, where the meal is carefully created by someone else – someone more deliberate and intentional than you are with the food, the next best thing is to...
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A Miserable, Blustery Day That Called for Nothing But A Cup of Tea
It was one of those miserable, blustery days, with low visibility that makes me think of nothing else than sipping a cup of tea and Staying indoors. So, you can imagine my bewildering reaction to hear...
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Are You Claustrophobic?
Well, I finally did get that cup of tea… but I had many miles to go, and a high price to pay before I got it. When the pain subsided, a guy from the mountain rescue team asked me to stand. He took one...
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It Was Like Arriving In The Swiss Alps
When the snowmobile finally did come to a stop, a flurry of girls came running out, and they had blonde hair, tied in braids, and they were wearing Ugg boots, fuzzy tights and felt skirts. Embroidered,...
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The Words “Ski Lift” Shall Never Be Used Again
The only way to have a big adventure is to take a big risk. I think it was Tom Preston-Warner who said, “When I’m old and dying I plan to look back on my life and say, ‘Wow, that was an adventure,’...
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Back in New York
I was a bit nervous about keeping up with the walkers…. But my fears were unfounded. The people of New York City, are always so gracious and kind. So, here I am, back to see my favorite client. Related...
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Some Might Call Them Opportunists
Some might call those New Yorkers opportunists. But I think of them as being rather thoughtful. To realize, that as the weather changes, we might need sweaters instead of T-Shirts, and fuzzy hats...
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How We Arrived Fashionably Late For Dinner In New York
The waiter brought us our food quickly enough, but I looked at the window at the people and the taxis zooming by, and I wondered if we would make it on time. The restaurant we were in, was the exact...
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Gray Converse Tennis Shoes
They are a charcoal gray, and they have an elastic stretchy heel… and I just love them. They keep me light on my feet — and maybe it’s just an illusion — but a feeling of quickness. And yes, while I...
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