For many years, I wrote about Sophie’s school without naming it. Now that she’s finished there — moving on to junior high — I have no reason to keep the name a secret — and every reason to tell you what a fabulous place it is. Was. Is — for lots of kids. Not for […]
This past weekend, we held an early celebration for Annabelle’s 13th birthday. I made her cake with simple recipes for white cake and buttercream frosting I found online. It did include four layers in varying shades of pink, per the almost-birthday girl’s request, but otherwise it was the simplest of cakes. And it was a […]
I’ve never considered 11 to be much of a birthday. Shoved between 10 (a whole decade!) and 12 (last year before you’re a teen!) it’s always been an inauspicious no man’s land for me. Of course, there’s no such thing as a small birthday in our house (I blame myself — okay, and my mom) […]
An accomplished attorney named Dick Segal passed away this spring. He had lots of fancy titles and accolades, but to me, he’ll always be Dick Se., father of my oldest and dearest friend. When Amy Segal and I met in Mrs. King’s second grade class at Hopi Elementary School in Phoenix, it was over a […]
Mother’s Day came and went like the wind this year. I told my family it was the best one ever, and it’s true. And not just because of the gifts, though there were gifts. We were in Denver for my nephew’s Bar Mitzvah (he knocked it out of the park!) and my sister wisely made […]
This is a first. I’m in an art show! A few weeks ago, I took a photo of Sophie asleep on the couch. These days she tends to stick her hand in my face when I try to take her picture, but she couldn’t stop me then. And I loved how she looked. From time […]
