I don’t want to look a gift cornucopia in the mouth, but the photo above (even cockeyed, I’m not sure why it went vertical when it’s supposed to be a horizontal shot) seems to embody some of the problems we’re having in second grade. This came home with Sophie yesterday. I recall something similar — […]

Candy corn and chalkboard pumpkins were on the agenda at our house this week. I was a little nervous after my flamin’ hot Cheetoh experience with last year’s candy corn, but I have to admit it came out quite well this time around. I love this recipe. The other Halloween craft was better in theory than […]

“When I’m on Project Runway, I’ll be able to tell them that my first fashion show was when I was 9,” Annabelle announced the other day. Ah, youth. Although I’m not sure I was that confident at any age. For Annabelle it’s not “if,” it’s “when.” And I hope it always stays that way. If […]

This year we blew right past Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with no more than a dip of honey and a toot on a party horn (my mother’s idea of a shofar), so I figured we’d celebrate Sukkot. Sukkot is a relatively minor Jewish holiday — sort of an Arbor Day, or maybe more like […]

If you have a spare minute and 37 seconds — and even if you don’t — watch this. It made my day. (Thank you, Deborah!)

In an effort to end the week on a high note, I present one of my heroines (though not when she’s playing the Tooth Fairy on Yo Gabba Gabba), Amy Sedaris. My only disappointment is that I will have to wait another several weeks for her forthcoming book, “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.” If it’s anything like […]

It’s official. I have now seen it all. Do you belong to the PTA at your kid’s school? Good for you. I mean it. I have more than one friend who’s even ascended to the presidency. I have great admiration for these people. But I know myself. I don’t work well with others. Remember the […]