The school year is winding down and the spring sports season came to a close last week. I find myself frantically emailing other mothers asking for summer camp suggestions--anything that will keep my kids from sitting in front of the tv all day, or complaining about not being allowed to sit in front ... Read More about The Sea House: A book
The DIY marriage
Every other year, a high-end group of interior designers in NJ seek out a local mansion in need of remodeling. They find homes in disrepair, many of them impossible to sell in their current state, and they offer design services to fix them up. After many months of work, they charge the public an ... Read More about The DIY marriage
Try-hard days
I measure the success of a holiday weekend by the number of pages I manage to squeeze in reading during daylight hours. My husband measures the success of a holiday weekend by the number of man hours he can squeeze out of every human being living in our house. Enter Memorial Day weekend 2014, also ... Read More about Try-hard days
When you want to remember
“I don’t want to make something that will kill me, kill the actor, kill the public,” he continues. “I don’t want you to forget yourself for two hours seeing a picture. I want you to remember yourself seeing the picture, but not remember your problems. I want you to remember your life and the ... Read More about When you want to remember
To all the hardy women
Over the past few days, I have re-evaluated my claim that I have a high tolerance for pain. I re-evaluated my inability to empathize with sick kin-folk (namely, my hubs) unless I experience the same illness, re-evaluated what it would be like to live with a chronic illness, and my views on how I ... Read More about To all the hardy women
Unexpected storms
Last week, an unexpected storm blew through our 'hood. One minute, the skies threatened with their rolling gray. The next, my husband turned to me and said, "I hope my car windows are up." And in the short time it took him to give another cursory glance at the sky and retrieve his car keys, the sky ... Read More about Unexpected storms
