July 3, 2019 Proud to be American again Confession time: since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I haven’t felt particularly proud to be American. I’ve been bitterly disappointed in our country and…
June 27, 2019 Macarons are the new cupcake When Z was very small and I worked part-time, I used to take her on cupcake tours. We loved cupcakes and it was a…
June 20, 2019 Christmas day in Mexico: Puerto Vallarta, Majahuitas and Yelapa This past Christmas day, as we relaxed at home and wished for snow, I found myself daydreaming about a not-too-distant Christmas past, when we…
June 17, 2019 The perfect day at Kings Island Here in Ohio, we’re blessed with not one but two popular, all-American amusement parks: Kings Island and Cedar Point. It’s been years since I’ve…
June 12, 2019 Loving – and letting go of – another family’s child When we signed up to host an international exchange student through YFU, we were ready for the adventure of bringing a young cultural ambassador…
June 9, 2019 My parents went to Hogwarts! If you’re a long-time reader, you probably already know that my folks are British and came to America many years ago just in time…
June 8, 2019 Things to do at Alum Creek lake I grew up on and around the water in NY, so boating is a fun and nostalgic pastime for me. Still, it took me…
June 5, 2019 Getting tattooed in your 40s Time for some hard truths from the Tattoo Doula: getting tattooed in your 40s is quite different from getting tattooed in your 20s. There…
June 2, 2019 Pioneer Day: a third grade memoir I’m pleased to share that this is the first in a series of guest blog posts by my 9 year old daughter, Zoe! I’m…
May 29, 2019 We fear what we don’t understand Earlier this summer, I was thrilled to see our local public library once again offering a robust summer reading program and calendar of fun…
